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

2017 ATM Market Benchmark Report

  • Javelin Report
  • Date: November 16, 2017
  • Author(s): Joseph Walent
  • Research Topic(s): Global, Merchant
New Mercator Advisory Group research examines the changing demands on the ATM and its increasing importance as a channel for customer engagement.

The Canadian Open-Loop Prepaid Market: 2016

  • Javelin Report
  • Date: November 7, 2017
  • Author(s): C. Brown
  • Research Topic(s): Global, Prepaid
The Canadian market has room for growth, new segments Mercator Advisory Group announces new 2017 benchmark for Canadian open-loop prepaid card.

14th Annual U.S. Closed-Loop Prepaid Cards Market Forecasts, 2017–2020

  • Javelin Report
  • Date: November 6, 2017
  • Author(s): C. Brown
  • Research Topic(s): Prepaid
Prepaid loads continue to grow as individual segments struggle New research from Mercator Advisory Group shows which segments of the closed-loop prepaid market will grow and which will shrink through 2020.

Evolution of Merchant Acquiring in Europe

  • Javelin Report
  • Date: November 3, 2017
  • Author(s): Ken Paterson
  • Research Topic(s): Credit, Global
Evolution of Merchant Acquiring in Europe New Mercator Advisory Group research discusses challenges for merchant acquirers in the Europe.

E-Commerce Forecast 2017: A Digital Disruption is Coming to a Store near You

  • Javelin Report
  • Date: November 2, 2017
  • Author(s): Michael Moeser
  • Research Topic(s): Tech & Infrastructure
The expansion of e-commerce retailing continues to grow unabated, accelerating with each new digital retailer born, every new expansion of physical delivery services, and the intensifying desire of consumers to shop when, where, and how they wan...

2017 Closed-Loop Gift Card Holiday Forecast: Stockings Will Get Stuffed

  • Impact Note
  • Date: November 1, 2017
  • Author(s): C. Brown
  • Research Topic(s): Merchant, Prepaid
Gift card loads will grow along with holiday sales.

Doing Well by Doing Good: Delivery Models and Channels Serving the Financially Underserved

  • Javelin Report
  • Date: October 31, 2017
  • Author(s): Sarah Grotta
  • Research Topic(s): Debit, Global
Solving the problem of financial inclusion can benefit both the “unbanked” and financial services providers. Mercator Advisory Group releases new research analyzing the state of financial inclusion in the U.S. and comparing product solutions wi...

Mobile Is Coming in Commercial Payments

Previous hurdles slowing the adoption of commercial mobile spend are beginning to fall.

The Skinny from AFP 2017

Digitalization is now front and center, with increased savvy among financial professionals.

Impact Note: PIN on Glass

This paper highlights the potential opportunity and challenges the industry will face with the upcoming introduction of a radically new software solution for PIN entry. This solution has undergone a successful trial in the UK and Australia for t...

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