What shapes consumer transactions and payment technologies, and where is it going?

Any conventional wisdom about payments—how they’re made, the currencies being used, the cards presently in favor—doesn’t last long before the next wave of technology, innovation, and regulation. Javelin’s analysts conduct research at the forefront of payments, identifying the emerging trends for financial services companies and payments providers and offering insight into how they can best position themselves not just for what is current but also for what is coming.

Payments Research

Reports

U.S. Online Grocery Shopping Takes Off but Remains a Challenging Channel

  • Javelin Report
  • Date: June 26, 2019
  • Author(s): Raymond Pucci
  • Research Topic(s): Merchant
2019 a breakout year for U.S. online grocery ordering. Mercator Advisory Group research report identifies key challenges and opportunities facing U.S. grocers and stakeholders.

How to Gain the Competitive Edge through Fintech as Payment Processors Merge

  • Javelin Report
  • Date: June 25, 2019
  • Author(s): Ginger Schmeltzer, Krista Tedder
  • Research Topic(s): Tech & Infrastructure
This report provides a road map on how to work with fintech partners, outlines how to create an organizational framework to minimize operational risk, and offers product mananagement strategies to empower your teams to identify fintech companies...

2019 Annual U.S. Debit Market Data Review

  • Javelin Report
  • Date: June 22, 2019
  • Author(s): Sarah Grotta
  • Research Topic(s): Debit
New trends and events influencing the debit card market in the U.S.New research report is Mercator Advisory Group fourth annual review of the U.S. debit card market.

Trends in Global Regulations: Corporate Banking and Payments

The open banking era is upon us, but banking basics still need to be executed as financial institutions weave through the disruption.

16th Annual U.S. Closed-Loop Prepaid Cards Market Forecasts, 2018–2022

  • Javelin Report
  • Date: June 19, 2019
  • Author(s): C. Brown
  • Research Topic(s): Prepaid
Gift cards continue growth, with 2% compound annual growth rate forecasted through 2022. New research from Mercator Advisory Group shows which segments of the U.S. prepaid cards market will grow and which will shrink through 2022.

Intelligent Vending Technology in the U.S.: Reinventing an Industry

  • Impact Note
  • Date: June 18, 2019
  • Author(s): Ken Paterson
  • Research Topic(s): Merchant
Electronic payments moving vending machines out of the gumball era

The Canadian Open-Loop Prepaid Market: 2018

  • Javelin Report
  • Date: June 17, 2019
  • Author(s): C. Brown
  • Research Topic(s): Global, Prepaid
Canadian open-loop prepaid debit card market grew at a compound annual growth rate of 9% in 2018. Mercator Advisory Group releases the fourth benchmark for Canadian open-loop prepaid cards.

International Commercial Cards: Market Review and Forecast, 2018–2023

Commercial card markets outside of North America continue to show strong growth, underpinned by capture of travel industry payment flows.Mercator Advisory Group reports that broader B2B industry payment flow capture is a key to continued high gr...

Debit Rewards: Taking a Focused Approach

  • Javelin Report
  • Date: June 4, 2019
  • Author(s): Sarah Grotta
  • Research Topic(s): Debit
Debit card issuers’ search for the most motivating yet cost-effective loyalty reward options.Mercator Advisory Group releases new research on how to achieve cost savings in debit card rewards programs without disappointing loyal users.

Gamification and Other Strategies for Merchants to Enhance Customer Loyalty

  • Javelin Report
  • Date: May 23, 2019
  • Author(s): Raymond Pucci
  • Research Topic(s): Merchant
What works and what doesn’t work in merchants’ customer loyalty programs A new research report from Mercator Advisory Group identifies success factors that increase customer engagement for merchants.

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