Payment Methods by Service
See how service categories and the services within them connect to the payment method categories that providers support.
Linked items
Related catalogue pages for the services and payment method categories featured in this insight.
About this Insight
This Sankey diagram connects three levels in one flow: service categories, the services inside them, and the payment method categories that providers support.
The link between services and payment methods comes from provider coverage. Every time a provider offers a service 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 for a given service, or right to left to find the services behind a specific payment category.
Insight FAQ
What does this diagram show?
It maps a single flow across three columns: service categories, services, and payment method categories. The flow shows how the services that providers offer connect to the payment methods those providers support.
How do I read it?
Read it from left to right. Each band leaves a service category, splits into individual services, then flows into the payment method categories that providers support alongside those services. You can also follow a band from right to left to find the services 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 offers a service 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 services linked to payment methods?
Through providers. A provider lists the services it offers and the payment methods it supports. Every combination of one of its services 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 services or methods missing?
Only active, published providers are counted, and a connection appears only when a service, a method, and that method category are all set. Services 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.
