Kendrick Sands Global Insight Manager: Payments and Lending
chicago
English
About Kendrick
Kendrick leads the development of the payments and lending system at Euromonitor and coordinates the research program. He works directly with clients to identify and assess the impact of global payment trends.
Expertise
Kendrick has worked with leading consumer and commercial payments companies across the world. Payment trends researched include regulation, customer experience, financial inclusion and payment innovation. Kendrick has researched a variety of topics related to consumer finance and payments, including fintech, loyalty and rewards, payment innovation, network competitive landscape and financial inclusion.
Recently Published Work
Top Five Trends in Payments in 2026
6 Mar 26Payments and lending is rapidly evolving as innovation from fintech impacts every part of a transaction. Digital currency investment is accelerating as the use cases for them continue to expand, while credit is now projected to become the most used card function by payment value in 2030. Also driving payments are the more than 400 million newly banked consumers and the USD28 trillion in available commercial paper payments.
David Zhang
Key Themes from Money20/20
23 Dec 25The 13th Money20/20 at The Venetian in Las Vegas did not disappoint this year with partnership announcements, product launches and the floor packed with the leading payment players. With over 11,000 attendees, it is the largest payments conference in the US.
Kendrick Sands
Credit Card Rewards Get a Tech and Personalisation Makeover
26 Aug 25Greater competition, fintech innovation, and data utilisation have contributed to the rising standard of credit card reward and loyalty programmes around the world. Personalisation of rewards, partnerships with brands and merchants, and digitally adaptable platforms are becoming the standard for the next level of card rewards.
Kendrick Sands