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
Checking In on the Mobile Giants
In early 2012, Mercator Advisory Group published a report establishing five organizations as the giants of the mobile payment industry. This research note revisits the topic, reviewing the major events of 2012, and determining whether those five...
Top 50 Financial Institutions' Debit Rewards and Loyalty: 2012 Annual Review
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U.S. Small Business Credit Cards 2013: Quietly Waiting for Direction
New research from Mercator Advisory Group examines developments in competitive small business credit card marketplace
European Card Market 2012 Update
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Top Trends in 2013 Transforming Financial Services: Banking, Mobile, Payments and Security
Join us as we announce the Top Trends for 2013 for Financial Services, transforming banking, mobile, payments and security.
Consumers and Cash: A Love Story
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Mobile and Alternative Payments Are Changing Online Retail into 2017
The U.S. online retail payments market grew to $318 billion in 2012. Mobile and alternative payments are fuelling online retail payments to reach an additional $140 billion in the next five years.
Premium Credit Card Opportunities in Asia-Pacific Markets
New report explores the potential for credit card issuers in region with largest number of high-net-worth individuals
Prepaid Outlook 2013: Rethinking the Meaning of the Card
The coming year may be a watershed for changes in the way customers access prepaid value. The growth of multiplatform "cards" mean that prepaid programs are no longer on plastic cards.
Commercial and Enterprise Advisory Service 2013 Outlook: Eliminating Paper
Businesses and governments began to learn in the recession that they could, in fact, do more with less. Many have made great progress achieving efficiencies through internal process changes but then encountered resistance from trading partners. ...