Payment Methods by Industry
See how industry sectors and industries connect to the payment method categories that providers support.
Linked items
Related catalogue pages for the sectors and payment method categories featured in this insight.
About this Insight
This Sankey diagram connects three levels in one flow: industry sectors, the industries inside them, and the payment method categories that providers support.
The link between industries and payment methods comes from provider coverage. Every time a provider serves an industry and supports a method, that pair becomes one connection, so a wider band means more provider and method connections on that path.
Hover over any band to see the providers and methods behind it. Follow the flow left to right to spot the most broadly supported payment categories in a sector, or right to left to find the industries behind a specific payment category.
Insight FAQ
What does this diagram show?
It maps a single flow across three columns: industry sectors, industries, and payment method categories. The flow shows how the industries that providers serve connect to the payment methods those providers support.
How do I read it?
Read it from left to right. Each band leaves an industry sector, splits into individual industries, then flows into the payment method categories that providers support in those industries. You can also follow a band from right to left to find the industries behind a given category.
What does the width of a band mean?
Width is the number of provider and method connections on that path. A provider that serves an industry and supports a method adds one connection, so a provider that supports many methods contributes more width. This keeps the flow consistent across all columns. Hover over a band to see the exact number of providers and methods behind it.
How are industries linked to payment methods?
Through providers. A provider lists the industries it serves and the payment methods it supports. Every combination of one of its industries and one of its methods becomes a connection, and each method rolls up to its category. The middle of the diagram is built entirely from this provider coverage.
Why are some industries or methods missing?
Only active, published providers are counted, and a connection appears only when an industry, a method, and that method category are all set. Industries or methods with no qualifying provider coverage are left out.
How current is this data?
The diagram is built from PayAtlas provider coverage data and refreshes as the underlying coverage is updated.
