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

Generative AI Isn’t Happening Like We’ve Been Told

Although the AI future isn’t coming as quickly as we were told, it will arrive. Bringing that future to life will require new plumbing (read: technological standards and infrastructure), and a number of key business opportunities are going to be...

Implementing Pay-By-Bank: A Guide for Merchants

  • Javelin Report
  • Date: February 28, 2025
  • Author(s): Don Apgar
  • Research Topic(s): Merchant
Many merchants are exploring alternative ways to accept payments from customers and reduce the rising cost of accepting card payments, but is the U.S. banking infrastructure ready to support a retail purchase as an account-to-account transfer? P...

2025 Debit Trends

Join Brian Riley and Elisa Tavilla as they share insights into the key trends driving the future of Debit Payments.

Catching Up With Faster Payments

The push for real-time payments is gaining momentum in the United States, but the share that’s shifting to such payments remains minimal. By taking cues from the success of real-time payments in other global markets and creating expanded busines...

Driving Better AP Automation through Better Supplier Enablement, Security and Digitization

Join Jeff Feuerstein of Bottomline and Hugh Thomas of Javelin as they break down better, smarter ways to handle payments automation. They'll cover:

Tumultuous Times: Uncertainty at the CFPB and Financial Services Regulations

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s future is in question amid scrutiny by the Trump administration and Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency. An order to stop work on proposed regulations, suspend the effective dates of finaliz...

2025 State of the Industry: Commercial Prepaid Cards

The commercial prepaid market should present divergent opportunities for growth, given the positive growth in business-to-business relationships and stagnant or shrinking government sector programs. This Javelin Strategy & Research report looks ...

2025 Small-Business Point-of-Sale System Scorecard

  • Javelin Report
  • Date: February 13, 2025
  • Author(s): Don Apgar
  • Research Topic(s): Merchant
Merchants have become comfortable buying financial services and technology together, bringing banks and financial services providers into the software market to compete with the software companies selling payments and other financial services. B...

Credit Card Databook, Part 2: Balancing Risk and Reward in a Resilient Economy

  • Javelin Report
  • Date: February 13, 2025
  • Author(s): Ben Danner
  • Research Topic(s): Credit
The U.S. consumer credit card market remains strong for issuers, but there is reason for concern and diligence in portfolio management. Credit cards, which remain highly popular among consumers, are seeing slower profitability growth, and rising...

2025 Javelin Trends Webinars – Two New Sessions Added!

Diving into the digital financial services trends and predictions our experts see coming in 2025.

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