Kate Hampton NMI Chief Strategy Officer

Kate Hampton

Chief Strategy Officer

Kate Hampton is the Chief Strategy Officer at NMI. She brings 15 years of extensive experience in the payments industry. She previously served as the SVP of Product – Payments at Entrata where she implemented the pay-fac model, expanded the payments function, and grew it into one of the highest revenue-generating products for the company. She also held management positions in Corporate Finance at Global Payments, Accelerated Payment Technologies, and CAM Commerce. Kate enjoys reading, running, as well as creating and visiting gardens.

Articles by Kate Hampton:

BNPL & FICO Scores BNPL Will Soon Impact FICO Scores — What Will It Mean? By Kate Hampton In February 2025, FICO announced the development of a new system that incorporates buy now, pay later (BNPL) data into consumers’ credit scores. This system, which the company is preparing to roll out, marks the first big step into standardizing BNPL reporting — and closing the gap in how buyers ... Read More
should you build or buy payment services? Build vs. Buy: Putting Together a Modern Payments Tech Stack By Kate Hampton Selling modern payments is becoming more complex, and often involves a heavy investment in software. Whether you’re an independent sales organization (ISO) or a software platform, you’ll need the following to properly serve your merchants: Payment gateways Signup and onboarding systems Cu... Read More
2025 predictions: differentiating will be key to SaaS growth NMI 2025 Predictions: Embedded Payments Will Shape Success in SaaS By Kate Hampton It’s finally time for the NMI Executive Leadership Team to explore their thoughts and predictions for the most important payment trends coming down the pipe in the year ahead. This year, I chose to focus on the embedded payments space — an area where we’ve made significant strides over the last c... Read More
4 ways to monetize more of your payments Monetizing Payments: 4 Tips for Payment Providers By Kate Hampton With the rapid evolution of omnichannel commerce, today’s merchants face increasing pressure to offer not only a wide variety of payment methods, but also frictionless payment experiences across every channel. Offering a single sales channel isn’t enough, and neither is simply offering multiple p... Read More
Why modular payments are so important 7 Reasons You Need Modular Payment Solutions By Kate Hampton How do you offer payment solutions that serve merchants today and are future-proof enough to continue serving them tomorrow, even if the industry goes in a completely new direction? Whether you’re a traditional front-end provider, like an independent sales organization (ISO), or a software platf... Read More
Cybersecurity awareness month - supply chain attacks Software Supply Chain Attacks: 4 Ways to Minimize Risk By Kate Hampton Recently, news has spread about an increasingly common and damaging cyber threat for payments and finance — software supply chain attacks. These attacks aim to breach victims’ defenses by targeting weaknesses in the supply chain, often focusing on overlooked or low-visibility areas like open-sou... Read More
NMI Kate Hampton on surcharging and compliance An Industry in Flux: Navigating Payment Regulations & Compliance By Kate Hampton In the payments industry, regulatory changes can feel like shifting tides — the constant ebb and flow influencing how businesses operate and interact with their customers. For payments professionals and software providers offering payment acceptance, understanding these regulatory shifts is cruci... Read More
Omnichannel payments and orchestration Powering Modern Payments: How Omnichannel Orchestration Makes Everything Possible By Kate Hampton Gen Z and Millennial consumers have turned the payments industry on its head. Modern technology has made it easier than ever to pay, causing an irreversible shift in customer expectations. After all, why fumble with cash or physical cards when you can pay by text, send money through your favorite... Read More
Understanding online payments Understanding the Basics of Online Payments By Kate Hampton We live in an increasingly digital world; refrigerators connect to the web, smart mirrors offer workout instructions and AI assistants can order your groceries. Every year, our society becomes more reliant on digital technologies — but is it impacting how we pay? In short, yes. Gone are the days... Read More
What is payment orchestration, and how does it work? Payment Orchestration: Creating Frictionless Merchant Experiences By Kate Hampton In tech, orchestration combines multiple software applications and services to accomplish complex tasks. It’s like a conductor whose job is to ensure every member of the orchestra comes in at the right time (and with the right tempo). Without the conductor, the musicians wouldn’t be as synchroniz... Read More