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

Canadian Payment Card Market 2012

  • Javelin Report
  • Date: October 30, 2012
  • Author(s): Terry Xie
  • Research Topic(s): Global
Canadian Payment Card Market 2012

Global NFC Payments Forecast 2012

  • Javelin Report
  • Date: October 30, 2012
  • Author(s): Terry Xie
  • Research Topic(s): Global
The global Near Field Communication (NFC) payments market has been developing at a slower rate than the payments industry hopes. But progress has been made on different fronts in 2012. Cautious optimism is the mood in the industry. This research...

B2B Networks: Still Trying to Solve the Paper Problem in Commercial Payments

B2B Networks: Still Trying to Solve the Paper Problem in Commercial Payments

The Durbin Amendment: No Looking Back

  • Javelin Report
  • Date: October 18, 2012
  • Author(s): Patricia Hewitt
  • Research Topic(s): Debit
The Durbin Amendment: No Looking Back

EMV Debit: Starting Slowly

  • Javelin Report
  • Date: October 17, 2012
  • Author(s): Patricia Hewitt
  • Research Topic(s): Debit
By remaining one of last countries to embrace EMV technology, the United States has a better understanding of the challenges and benefits that EMV debit cards can offer. To date, EMV debit strategies in the U.S. market have caused only ripples i...

The NFC Revolution: Anticipating Changes in the U.S. Payments Landscape

  • Javelin Report
  • Date: October 15, 2012
  • Author(s): David Kaminsky
  • Research Topic(s): Emerging
Boston, MA - Many people in the payments industry have become frustrated with the slow pace with which NFC-based payments technology has been developing in the U.S.--Google Wallet's initial launch left minimal impact, Isis keeps postponing its o...

The Ninth Annual U.S. Prepaid Cards Markets Forecast (2012-2015)

  • Javelin Report
  • Date: October 2, 2012
  • Author(s): Tim Sloane
  • Research Topic(s): Prepaid
The Ninth Annual U.S. Prepaid Cards Markets Forecast (2012-2015)

Consumer Credit Card Mobile Apps: Waiting for Prime Time?

  • Javelin Report
  • Date: September 19, 2012
  • Author(s): Ken Paterson
  • Research Topic(s): Credit
Consumer Credit Card Mobile Apps: Waiting for Prime Time

Mobile Point-of-Sale Solutions: A Comparative Analysis

  • Javelin Report
  • Date: September 12, 2012
  • Author(s): David Kaminsky
  • Research Topic(s): Emerging
Mobile Point-of-Sale Solutions: A Comparative Analysis

New Opportunities in Merchant Aggregation

  • Impact Note
  • Date: September 12, 2012
  • Author(s): David Fish
  • Research Topic(s): Credit
Merchant aggregation is gaining prominence in the payments industry in a growing number of implementations, but only last year did Visa finally expand its aggregation rules beyond e-commerce to cover all merchant types. Though the aggregator mod...

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