Multinational Merchant Acquiring

Multinational Merchant Acquiring

  • Javelin Report
  • Date: April 8, 2012
  • Author(s): Terry Xie
  • Research Topic(s): Global
Handling payments in different formats and currencies has become a major issue for multinational merchants. Ambitious acquirers are taking action.
Japan Payments Market Update

Japan Payments Market Update

  • Javelin Report
  • Date: April 4, 2012
  • Author(s): Terry Xie
  • Research Topic(s): Global
Japan Payments Market Update
Third-Party Payment Processor Risk: FDIC's Guidance and Its Impact on Merchant Service Providers

Third-Party Payment Processor Risk: FDIC's Guidance and Its Impact on Merchant Service Providers

  • Impact Note
  • Date: April 3, 2012
  • Author(s): David Fish
  • Research Topic(s): Merchant
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation revised its guidance to the banking industry on dealing with third-party payment processors early this year. This Mercator Advisory Group Viewpoint examines the guidance's main points and its potential i...
Branch Banking: The Times Are Changing (Slowly)

Branch Banking: The Times Are Changing (Slowly)

Branch Banking: The Times Are Changing (Slowly)
Cross-Border Online Payments

Cross-Border Online Payments

  • Impact Note
  • Date: April 2, 2012
  • Author(s): Terry Xie
  • Research Topic(s): Global
Consumers around the world are increasing their shopping at overseas e-commerce websites for bargains or for products unavailable in their home markets, creating huge demand for cross-border online payment services.
Multichannel Merchants Face Payment Process Complexity

Multichannel Merchants Face Payment Process Complexity

  • Javelin Report
  • Date: March 29, 2012
  • Author(s): David Fish
  • Research Topic(s): Emerging
Multichannel Merchants Face Payment Process Complexity
Tools for Managing Commercial Card Programs

Tools for Managing Commercial Card Programs

Tools for Managing Commercial Card Programs
Credit Decisioning and Social Media: To Boldly Go . . . Where?

Credit Decisioning and Social Media: To Boldly Go . . . Where?

  • Javelin Report
  • Date: March 28, 2012
  • Author(s): Ken Paterson
  • Research Topic(s): Credit
There are rumors of projects underway to mine the increasing supply of social media data to create new credit decisioning tools. Most of this work is occurring too far from view to provide any indication of the potential predictive value of this...
U.S. Fleet Cards: Networks Lead with Real-Time Innovation

U.S. Fleet Cards: Networks Lead with Real-Time Innovation

U.S. Fleet Cards: Networks Lead with Real-Time Innovation
Programming the Payments: From APIs to Commerce Platforms

Programming the Payments: From APIs to Commerce Platforms

  • Javelin Report
  • Date: March 26, 2012
  • Author(s): George Peabody
  • Research Topic(s): Emerging
New research from Mercator Advisory Group reviews software development platforms and payment innovation