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| 20.10.2022 | Javelin Strategy & Research Names Brian Riley & James Wester as Payments Leads | Javelin Strategy & Research “Throughout the integration, our payments industry analysts have been exclusively focused on providing clients with an unmatched level of service while turning our vision to craft a payments advisory and thou... |
| 22.06.2022 | Should You Store All Your Crypto On Coinbase, Or Get Separate Wallets? | For retail investors, owning different cryptocurrency wallets might be a bit too much to ask. But ... [+] it's more secure than Coinbase. And harder to lose than a hard wallet. getty |
| 12.05.2022 | NFTs Will Drive Net New Spending Across a Wide Business and Consumer Demographic, but FIs Need to Mitigate Criminal Activity | One of the exhibits in this research report This research identifies how NFTs work, the markets that will be impacted first, and why criminal activity has yet to be thwarted, which makes participation by regulated entities risky.
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| 11.05.2022 | Goldman Sachs, others back a $250M investment in fintech startup Deserve to power real-time credit card economy | As countries around the world put the pandemic behind them, business activities are picking back up again to the pre-pandemic levels as businesses experience a surge in consumer demands. A recent study from the Mercator Advisory Group found... |
| 02.05.2022 | Payments Orchestration and the Benefits of Smart Terminals for Merchants | One of the exhibits in this report This is a highly relevant and impactful report. We are following this trend among a number of similar technology trends that are making payments a frictionless and invisible part of our everyday activities... |
| 25.04.2022 | Small but Mighty, the Canadian Prepaid Market Is Experiencing Incredible Growth | One of the exhibits in this report While prepaid serves as an important tool for under-banked Canadians, this is insufficient to explain the incredible growth of the Canadian prepaid market. In 2021, the Canadian open-loop prepaid market re... |
| 21.04.2022 | Mercator Advisory Group Releases Payments Industry Research - Navigating the Digital Divide in Canada | One of the exhibits in this report. The continuing and rapid advancement in technology creates an incredible amount of opportunity, however, there are many aspects we’ve uncovered where income and educational inequality clearly impact a per... |
| 18.04.2022 | Payments Data and Customer Experiences Are Key to Better Loyalty and Rewards Programs | One of the exhibits in this report This is a highly relevant and impactful report. We are following loyalty and rewards programs among a number of growing trends that are making payments a frictionless and invisible part of our everyday act... |
| 05.04.2022 | Understanding and Acting upon Consumers’ Preferences for Debit Cards | One of the exhibits in this report It is critical for issuers and processors to have a solid understanding of who prefers to use debit cards and under which circumstances in order to target marketing and rewards initiatives most effectively... |
| 29.03.2022 | The Cost of Fraud: B2B Payments Experience 10% Increase During the Pandemic | One of the 8 exhibits included in this document. As fraudsters continue to adapt to ever-changing payment trends, organizations must be ready to defend their bottom lines. Organizations can perform several technological and non-technologica... |
| 28.03.2022 | Bank Data Is Already Exposed to Quantum Computing and Early Quantum Adopters Can Gain Significant First-Mover Advantages | One of the six exhibits in this research report The research identifies several areas where quantum computing can deliver a competitive edge for those prepared to implement it, which is important, however, the critical issue for today is to... |
| 24.03.2022 | Mercator Advisory Group Releases Payments Industry Research: Payment Fraud - The Consumers' Perspective | One of the exhibits in this report. Payment and identity-related fraud prevention can be achieved by building an alliance with consumers and learning from past fraud experiences. Financial institutions and merchants should continue to educa... |
| 21.03.2022 | The Growth of Real-time and Faster Payments Is Driving Consumer Demand | One exhibit from this report Consumers are becoming much more aware that some payments transact quickly, even instantly, which for transaction types like bill pay, account-to-account transfer and some person-to-person funds movement is bene... |
| 18.03.2022 | Mercator Advisory Group Releases Payments Industry Research - The Rise of Digital Payments Emerging from COVID | One of the exhibits in this report Payment technology is creating shifts in consumer payment preferences, resulting in declines in use of paper payments via cash or cheques. At the same time, we are seeing emerging technologies such as peer... |
| 15.03.2022 | Banks and Credit Unions Lose Scale on Loans as Fintechs Grow | One of the 9 exhibits included in this document Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) was a wake-up call to credit card issuers. BNPL was a recast of a merchant finance model used long ago by companies like GECC (now Synchrony) and Household Finance Co... |
| 02.03.2022 | The Automation of Treasury Management Software Solutions Is a Priority in Corporate Financial Operations | One of the exhibits in this report Treasury management has traditionally been a specialized and lightly resourced area of corporate finance. This began to change after the global financial crisis as the role of treasury began to expand in t... |
| 01.03.2022 | Mercator Advisory Group adds industry veteran to its Research Team | I am very happy to announce the addition of Jordan Hirschfield to our team. Jordan’s extensive research background will be a tremendous asset to our clients. He brings exceptionally strong skills and a vision into the payments space and how... |
| 28.02.2022 | Subscription and Recurring Payments Is a Large Market with Lots of Opportunity | One of the exhibits in this report Reducing friction is the key to customer generation and retention.
BOSTON (PRWEB) February 28, 2022
Mercator Advisory Group released a report covering the recurring payments and subscription marketplace ti... |
| 23.02.2022 | Mercator Advisory Group Releases Payments Industry Research - A Gen-All Perspective on Adoption of New Payment Technology | One of the exhibits in this report User preferences are vital influences on smartphone adoption, which seem to be a low-risk option for most. However, the adoption of digital wallet technology seems to be a concern for some.
BOSTON (PRWEB) ... |
| 25.01.2022 | Technological Innovation Causes Disruption in Merchant Acquiring: New Trends Emerge | One of the 6 exhibits included in this document This is a highly complex and nuanced topic, with a key challenge being that established definitions of acquirer, processor, ISO, and ISV are blending constantly. The industry is rapidly approa... |
| 19.01.2022 | Mercator Advisory Group Releases Updated Payments Industry Research on the Effects of COVID-19 as well as GPR Prepaid Card Usage | One of the exhibits in this report. Through the survey data, we have seen some interesting influences of COVID on the increased consumer use of online and mobile banking in comparison to the use of ATMs.
BOSTON (PRWEB) January 19, 2022
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| 13.01.2022 | Mercator Advisory Group Releases North American PaymentsInsights Report Focusing on the Canadian Consumer Market | One of the exhibits included in this report. Through the survey data, we have seen some interesting influences of COVID on the increased use of debit cards in 2021.
BOSTON (PRWEB) January 13, 2022
Mercator Advisory Group’s most recent repor... |
| 04.01.2022 | Payments Orchestration Benefits Merchants in Rapidly Changing Payments Ecosystem | One of the exhibits in this report. This is a highly relevant and impactful report. We are following this among a number of similar technology trends that are making payments a frictionless and invisible part of our everyday activities.
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| 03.01.2022 | Small Business Credit Cards: It’s About More than Just Rewards | One of the exhibits included in this document. Small business credit cards are more than just reward generators. Issuers need to keep the product engaging with tools and value-added features.
BOSTON (PRWEB) January 03, 2022
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| 30.12.2021 | Credit Card Issuers Must Prepare for Another COVID Wave | One of the 10 exhibits included in this document Credit card issuers must keep a keen eye on the impact of inflation, rising interest rates, and employment. Issuers underwrite with higher spreads than ever, but the interest opportunity may ... |
| 29.12.2021 | Credit Surcharging and Cash Discounting: Do the Benefits Outweigh the Risks? | One of the exhibits in this report. In many ways, credit surcharging and cash discounting are two sides of the same coin: one charges a fee to those for using a credit card, one offers a reward for cash. Still, these two approaches have exp... |
| 28.12.2021 | Leading Research and Consulting Firm Releases 2021 Small Business PaymentsInsights: Consumer Purchasing Options | One of the exhibits included in this report. It’s encouraging and exciting to see that most small businesses have such a positive perspective on alternative payment options, such as Cryptocurrency acceptance.
BOSTON (PRWEB) December 28, 202... |
| 23.12.2021 | Leading Research and Consulting Firm Releases 2021 Small Business PaymentsInsights Report Detailing Payment Acceptance Practices | One of the exhibits included in this report. As small businesses work hard toward building back from the economic hardship caused by the pandemic, payment processors who have shown support to these entrepreneurial ventures will secure their... |
| 20.12.2021 | U.S. Commercial Closed-Loop Prepaid Card Loads Fell in 2020 | One of the exhibits in this report. Commercial closed-loop prepaid load values have decreased 10% in 2020. Overall, commercial closed-loop values are forecast to slightly lose market share against commercial open-loop load values into 2025.... |
| 16.12.2021 | Open Banking or Connected Banking Is Evolving in the U.S. even Without a Mandate | Connected banking has the opportunity to level the playing field between traditional financial services providers and upstarts.
BOSTON (PRWEB) December 16, 2021
The sharing of data permissioned by millions of account owners is being used fo... |
| 15.12.2021 | Credit Card as a Service Products Are Changing the Payments Landscape | One of the 3 exhibits included in this document Exploring a partnership with a fintech is a viable option for launching new products, testing and evaluation. Through API integrations, partners can easily integrate new financial service tech... |
| 09.12.2021 | Covid-19 has impacted the fleet card industry – how will you respond? | One of the 4 exhibits included in this document Fleet card companies must begin to invest in the future of fleet and this means taking a serious look at advances in payments technologies and continued market awareness.
BOSTON (PRWEB) Decemb... |
| 08.12.2021 | International Faster Payments: A Growing Real-Time Presence | One of the exhibits in this research report Real-time payments systems are becoming more common across the globe, with new domestic rails operating in dozens of developed and developing markets with a growing ubiquity of access to bank acco... |
| 19.11.2021 | Mercator Advisory Group Offers 2022 Outlooks on What to Expect in Payments in the Year Ahead | BOSTON (PRWEB) November 19, 2021
Mercator Advisory Group has released its complimentary annual series of “Outlooks” providing insights for the year ahead on trends and new themes that will have a significant impact on the payments industry,... |
| 11.11.2021 | Leading Research and Consulting Firm Releases 2021 U.S. North American PaymentsInsights Prepaid, Debit, and Credit Data Summary Report | One of the exhibits included in this report. Tracking and understanding the shifts in consumer preferences is instrumental to planning for the future and creating innovative payments solutions that satisfy consumers’ everchanging needs.
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| 04.11.2021 | Upcoming Holiday Season Creates Increased Chargeback Risks for Merchants | One of the 10 exhibits included in this document As merchants are bound to experience logistics and supply-chain issues this holiday season, it is of paramount importance to actively prevent as many chargebacks as possible through planning ... |
| 02.11.2021 | Open-Loop Prepaid Card Loads Increase as a Result of the Pandemic | One of the exhibits in this report. Segments that displayed negative growth decreased as a consequence of COVID-19 induced impacts: decreased travel, physical location closures or delays in service amidst social distancing, and decreased co... |
| 01.11.2021 | Autonomous Vehicles, Connected Vehicles, and Their Impact on Payments | This is a highly impactful report. We are following this among a number of similar technology trends that are making payments a frictionless and invisible part of our everyday activities.
BOSTON (PRWEB) November 01, 2021
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| 27.10.2021 | Leading Research and Consulting Firm Releases 2021 Buyer PaymentsInsights: Shopology – COVID Impacts on the Consumer Shopping Experience | Sample Chart Consumers continue to re-evaluate alternative shopping methods and who they decide to purchase from. Retailers have an opportunity to gain consumer loyalty by providing a safe shopping environment, offering high-quality product... |
| 26.10.2021 | Biometrics Steadily Replaces Legacy Authentication Methods | One of the 9 exhibits included in this document COVID-19 and shifting consumer preferences have accelerated the deployment of biometric authentication in the payments industry, It is time for all payments and financial entities to learn abo... |
| 05.10.2021 | How to Build a Better Production-Ready Banking API Portal | One of the exhibits in this report Understanding what services are already available enables the selection of an API management platform that utilizes the technology you already have and adds all of the critical functions you need.
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| 23.09.2021 | Leading Research and Consulting Firm Releases 2021 Small Business PaymentsInsights: Business Operations – In the Midst of a Pandemic | Sample Chart
BOSTON (PRWEB) September 23, 2021
Mercator Advisory Group’s most recent Small Business survey report, 2021 Small Business PaymentsInsights: Business Operations – In the Midst of a Pandemic, from its annual Small Business Paymen... |
| 22.09.2021 | IoT Transactions See Continued Growth in U.S. Households | One of the 7 exhibits included in this document IoT transactions are not a new development, they have already become an integral part of the commercial payments space. However, the explosion of IoT devices and associated auto-replenishment ... |
| 21.09.2021 | Closed Loop Card Loads Drop 14% as a Result of the Pandemic, Recovery by 2023 | Data from this report show closed-loop prepaid card market share by segment As the pandemic subsides and in-store foot traffic returns, in-store gift card loads will slowly come back, however, the consumer trend towards digital channels wil... |
| 08.09.2021 | Fintechs Take Center Stage to Improve the Bill Pay Experience for All | One of the exhibits included in this report The market for bill pay is rightfully receiving attention to rationalize this critical payment. Fintech firms in this market, including those we review in this report, are applying technology to v... |
| 07.09.2021 | Rapidly Expanding International Prepaid Market Creates New Opportunities | One of the exhibits in this report. The prepaid market is witnessing sustained and significant growth throughout the world, with an average estimated CAGR of 13% through the year 2023. As e-commerce spreads globally and demand grows for cas... |
| 02.09.2021 | Payments Hub Market and Current Vendor Solutions Overview | One of the thirteen exhibits in this research report
BOSTON (PRWEB) September 02, 2021
The original payments hub architectures are roughly 15-20 years old and not necessarily relevant in the new age of technology. The latest generation arch... |
| 17.08.2021 | Leading Research and Consulting Firm Releases 2021 U.S. North American PaymentsInsights Subscriptions, Bill Pay, and Fraud Experience Data Summary Report | Sample Chart The accelerated expansion of online shopping and the associated rise in card-not-present transactions during the pandemic has led to an increased incidence of fraud events.
BOSTON (PRWEB) August 17, 2021
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| 11.08.2021 | Co-brands: 225 Million Credit Cards Vying for Market Share | One of the seven exhibits included in this report Issuers must nurture their programs, but they must be careful not to give away the bank. Sometimes they must be willing to walk away from a deal. Other times, they might need a good-old-fash... |
| 03.08.2021 | Open Banking Expands Worldwide with Different Implementations: Here’s What’s Happening | Understanding what services are being prioritized in which countries combined with a recognition of the standardized APIs being used in each country enables financial institutions and fintechs to better plan their cross-border and market-en... |
| 28.07.2021 | Leading Research and Consulting Firm Releases 2021 North American PaymentsInsights – Canadian Fraud Trends and Changing Consumer Preferences | One of the exhibits included in this report. The expansion of online shopping during the pandemic has created a rise in fraud events that have affected Canadian consumers. This necessitates a thorough reconsideration of how major players in... |
| 27.07.2021 | Leading Research and Consulting Firm Releases 2021 Buyer PaymentsInsights: Speed and Convenience-Driven Shopping | Sample Chart As consumers begin to see the light, with vaccinations under way, they are realizing that alternative methods of shopping, driven by the pandemic, are now available as viable shopping options that add a level of safety and conv... |
| 26.07.2021 | Visa : to Acquire Currencycloud | Visa (NYSE: V) today announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Currencycloud, a global platform that enables banks and fintechs to provide innovative foreign exchange solutions for cross-border payments.
The acquisition buil... |
| 19.07.2021 | Leading Research and Consulting Firm Releases 2021 Buyer PaymentsInsights: Payment Methods-Consistency and Flexibility | Sample Chart
BOSTON (PRWEB) July 19, 2021
Mercator Advisory Group’s most recent consumer survey report, Buyer PaymentsInsights: Payment Methods-Consistency and Flexibility, from its annual Buyer PaymentsInsights series, examines U.S. consum... |
| 15.07.2021 | Debit Card Growth Continues at a Record Double-Digit Pace | One of the exhibits included in this research report This past year the market experienced a unique environment where consumers sharply shifted their payments towards the use of debit cards. This was positive for debit issuers and positive ... |
| 12.07.2021 | Commercial Credit Cards: International Markets Review and Forecast, 2020-2025 | One of the eight exhibits in this research report The pandemic underscored the relative dependency of the commercial card industry in most regions on business travel versus the broader B2B use cases that have been pursued in North America, ... |
| 07.07.2021 | Lifestyle Commerce Sets the Pace for Retail Sales Growth | One of the six exhibits in this research report
BOSTON (PRWEB) July 07, 2021
Lifestyle commerce is a prime mover of the customer experience journey that includes using mobile apps and payments as a key channel for retail shopping. It’s not ... |
| 06.07.2021 | EU Open Banking APIs Are Stabilizing and Enabling Alternative Networks: A Lesson the U.S. Should Pay Attention To | One of the 3 exhibits included in this research report There are many lessons to be learned out of the hard work that has gone into building the EU Open Banking infrastructure as it exists today, and it would be a terrible mistake to ignore... |
| 25.05.2021 | North American PaymentsInsights, Canada Data Summary Report: ATM Usage and Preferences | One of the exhibits in this report These survey results provide up-to-date baseline data for financial institutions and other stakeholders serving the Canadian market. Documenting Canada’s unique consumer profile is key for providers servin... |
| 24.05.2021 | Online Grocery Vertical Growth in 2021 Poses Ample Opportunity | One of the seven exhibits in this research report As the Great Reopening occurs in 2021, online grocery shopping will remain popular among consumers. Grocery merchants and their payments vendors can benefit from this digital channel opportu... |
| 20.05.2021 | Cryptocurrency Landscape Heats Up as Financial Institutions Buy In | One of the six exhibits in this research report Mercator Advisory Group sees the potential in this budding cryptocurrency industry and believes there are use cases that banks, processors, and card programs can take advantage of to drive gre... |
| 10.05.2021 | BNPL: U.S. Volumes Will Surpass $100 Billion Annually by 2024 | One of the 11 exhibits included in this document BNPL is not the “new thing” in lending; it is a modernized version of retail finance. There is certainly a high appeal, but with limited credit policies, consumers need to self-govern their r... |
| 27.04.2021 | Leading Research and Consulting Firm Releases 2021 North American PaymentsInsights – Buy Now Pay Later | One of the exhibits in this report. The rise of buy now, pay later financing and short-term loans has implications for the consumer credit space as a whole, particularly credit card networks and issuers that have long dominated the industry... |
| 20.04.2021 | The U.S. Population of Unbanked Individuals is Shrinking | One of the exhibits included in this research report. The wave of neobanks and challenger banks that has emerged in the last several years is playing an outsized role in helping to bank the currently unbanked.
BOSTON (PRWEB) April 20, 2021
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| 19.04.2021 | Receivables Management Gains More Footing in the Age of Payments Modernization | The early-on impact of lockdowns and travel restrictions placed a heavy emphasis on getting payments out electronically, which then set off light bulbs on the receivables side as financial operations had to adjust and consider the longer te... |
| 12.04.2021 | The Complex Prepaid Market Could Face Disruption with a Change in Reg. II of the Dodd-Frank Act | One of the 4 exhibits included in this research report: While fintechs would lose a significant amount of interchange revenue – often one of their key income-generating activities – traditional financial institutions who have never benefitt... |
| 08.04.2021 | Digital Wallets: A Functional, Taxonomy-Driven Evaluation | One of the 13 exhibits included in this research report
BOSTON (PRWEB) April 08, 2021
Mercator Advisory Group has been measuring consumer adoption of digital wallets for a decade. The questionnaires become more complex every year as new fea... |
| 05.04.2021 | Neo-Banks Are Experiencing Both Profound Growth and Significant Challenges | One of the 2 exhibits included in this research report. The future is uncertain for neo-banks. Powerful new entrants are seeking a share of the neo-bank market. Venmo—owned by PayPal—is increasingly pursuing banking functions, and Walmart h... |
| 02.04.2021 | External Factors Will Shape Dynamics in the Credit Card Industry as COVID-19 Subsides | One of the 8 exhibits included in this document. How well the credit industry does in 2021 will be largely tied to how quickly the unemployment rate continues to drop. If the drop in unemployment rates stalls, economic conditions would wors... |
| 01.04.2021 | Credit Card Industry Greatly Impacted by COVID, but the Worst Seems to Have Been Avoided | One of the 16 exhibits included in this document.
BOSTON (PRWEB) April 01, 2021
Unlike 2019, which was a banner year for many credit card issuers, 2020 proved to be far more tumultuous. COVID-19 caused widespread disruptions, economic uncer... |
| 29.03.2021 | Pandemic-Related Disruptions Caused Digital Business-to-Business (B2B) Sales to Surge for All Online Channels | One of the 4 exhibits included in this report.
BOSTON (PRWEB) March 29, 2021
In a new research report, B2B E-Commerce: The Challenges and Opportunities Caused by Digital Acceleration, Mercator Advisory Group examines the pandemic’s impact o... |
| 25.03.2021 | Credit Cardholder Survey Reveals Early Changes from the Pandemic’s Onset | One of the exhibits in this report. These survey results are a foreshadowing of changes expected to play out more dramatically in 2021. Shifts in card usage, and notably credit card rewards, may have major strategic impacts down the road fo... |
| 17.02.2021 | The U.S. Faster and Real-Time Payments Market Volume Experiences an Upsurge | One of the exhibits included in this research report
BOSTON (PRWEB) February 17, 2021
The pace of real-time and faster payments adoption accelerated in the U.S. during 2020 as explored in new research from Mercator Advisory group, U.S. Fast... |
| 16.02.2021 | Improving Cash Cycle Management Is a Key to Corporate Stability | One of the six exhibits in this research report Banks and other technology solution providers should be seeking to capitalize on these critical financial process needs by providing capabilities that require fewer client company resources to... |
| 27.01.2021 | U.S. Bill Pay Market: Can Financial Institutions Win Back Payers? | One of the exhibits included in this research report. More modern options for bank bill pay that include better notifications and payment choice will help to bring consumers back to financial institutions’ bill pay platforms. Bill pay is a ... |
| 06.01.2021 | The Debit and P2P Landscapes Continue to Change with Consumer Behavior | One of the exhibits in this report.
BOSTON (PRWEB) January 06, 2021
Mercator Advisory Group’s most recent consumer survey report, 2020 North American PaymentsInsights: Debit – Continued Change, from the bi-annual North American PaymentsInsi... |
| 05.01.2021 | New Survey Finds U.S. Small Businesses Learning to Cope with the Changing Landscape | One of the exhibits in this 60-page report The pandemic has brought a new perspective to many businesses. They are looking for advice from a wider variety of individuals as they navigate the tough times. Despite the upheavals that 2020 brou... |
| 04.01.2021 | Corporate Spending to Power Commercial Prepaid Growth 2021-2024 | One of the eight exhibits in this research report Uptrends and downtrends will contend for the market, and therefore results will be mixed. Among uptrends are FSA/HSA, payroll, business time and expense, and gift cards. Downtrends include g... |
| 29.12.2020 | Stay-At-Home Lifestyle Drives Online Subscriptions Market Surge | One of the seven exhibits in this research report Video and music streaming has led the rapid growth of online subscription services for stay-at-home households during 2020. Online subscriptions have become a growth area within e-commerce a... |
| 22.12.2020 | Mercator Advisory Group Releases New Research, Debit Card Trends in the Asia-Pacific Region | One of the 7 exhibits included in this research report We find some interesting trends in debit card adoption in each country. Those nations that have been primarily cash based societies are moving towards mobile based solutions supported b... |
| 10.12.2020 | COVID-19 Impact Reveals Disparate Effect on Different Prepaid Segments | One of the exhibits in this report. Government funding is not necessary to the health of any given open-loop prepaid vertical, even if it doesn’t hurt. For example, Open-Loop Restricted Access Network loads show secular growth into the new ... |
| 08.12.2020 | Mercator Demonstrates the Power of Shopper Segmentations | One of the exhibits included in this report. Segmentation is not a new tool in a strategist’s tool kit, but we wanted to show examples of how it can be a powerful tool in understanding the American consumer. One segmentation lens we use is ... |
| 07.12.2020 | The Open Loop Prepaid Market in 2019 Prepared No One for 2020 | One of the exhibits in this report. The Cash Access category covered in this Report includes not only Open-Loop Gift, which will experience growth under the pressure of the virus, but travel, which has nearly imploded.
BOSTON (PRWEB) Decemb... |
| 30.11.2020 | Mobile-Order-and-Pay Apps Drive Sales for U.S. QSRs during COVID-19 Restrictions | One of the six exhibits in this research report The mobile-order-and-pay apps are well aligned with the restrictions and challenges of COVID-19, and can provide retailers across all verticals a sales channel opportunity during the pandemic ... |
| 11.09.2019 | Watch Out, Brex: Stripe Launches Its Own Corporate Credit Card | Stripe launched a corporate credit card as it pushes further into the financial services market.Photo credit: Stripe |
| 21.12.2016 | Report: Prepaid Fundamentals Strong, but Uncertain Waters ahead | Over the next two years, closed-loop prepaid loads are on the way up, store returns on the way down—and most other prepaid numbers could go either way depending on a host of factors. Those were among the main takeaways from Mercator Advisor... |
| 26.09.2016 | Report: Open-Loop Prepaid Card Loads Expected to Increase Steadily | The amount of money U.S. consumers are loading onto their open-loop prepaid cards continues to increase, and more consumers are buying open- and closed-loop gift cards for self-use, according to two separate studies by Mercator Advisory Gro... |
| 23.06.2016 | Canadian Prepaid-Sizing Study Shows Bright Future for Open-Loop | Canada’s open-loop prepaid market saw CAD$3.1 billion (US$2.4 billion) in total card loads in 2015, according to a new market-sizing report offering insights into the country’s fast-growing prepaid industry. The study was conducted by Merca... |
| 30.04.2015 | Bitcoin Could Impact Credit Unions, Report Says | Credit unions may one day find some of their core functions replicated by bitcoin, a new report suggests.
According to Mercator Advisory Group, a global consultancy for the payments industry, such an evolution would only occur should bitcoi... |
| 23.10.2014 | Mercator Report Finds Conflicting Bitcoin Regulation Harmful to Industry | Mercator Advisory Group has published a research note on global bitcoin regulation, making it the latest established name in the financial industry to release a report on bitcoin.
The note, titled 'Global Digital Currency Regulations: Diver... |
| 22.09.2014 | ‘Banking’ the Unbanked with Direct Express (Sept. 22, 2014) | By Andrew Gillen, MasterCard
In 2011, an FDIC report estimated that 10 million American households (with 17 million adult residents) were unbanked. That is, they had no traditional banking relationship such as a checking or savings account.... |
| 22.08.2011 | A Woman, A Cupcake, A Bank And A Square: Why Credit Card Companies Are Scared Of Change | In the sleepy Columbus, Ohio suburb of Canal Winchester there is a shop that makes cupcakes. These are not ordinary cupcakes; these are fantastic cupcakes. In fact the name of this establishment—Fantasy Cupcake—is no boast and can readily b... |
