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
Be SMART About Social Media

Be SMART About Social Media

  • Javelin Report
  • Date: November 1, 2011
  • Author(s): Patricia McGinnis
  • Research Topic(s): Prepaid
Be SMART About Social Media
Online Debit: Selling Convenience (And Trust)

Online Debit: Selling Convenience (And Trust)

  • Javelin Report
  • Date: October 31, 2011
  • Author(s): Patricia Hewitt
  • Research Topic(s): Debit
Online Debit: Selling Convenience (And Trust)
UK Prepaid Market 2011

UK Prepaid Market 2011

  • Javelin Report
  • Date: October 25, 2011
  • Author(s): Terry Xie
  • Research Topic(s): Global
At a time when the U.S. prepaid market is seeing continued healthy growth but maturing quickly, international prepaid markets are quickly heating up and becoming a major focus for the global payments industry.
Cross-Border Debit: A Small World of Big Opportunities

Cross-Border Debit: A Small World of Big Opportunities

  • Javelin Report
  • Date: October 3, 2011
  • Author(s): Patricia Hewitt
  • Research Topic(s): Debit
Every year, tens of millions of people travel from one country to another either in a business capacity or for leisure and make payments during their travel. But international travelers are not the only ones making cross-border payments, these s...
Eighth Annual Open-Loop Prepaid Market Assessment

Eighth Annual Open-Loop Prepaid Market Assessment

  • Javelin Report
  • Date: October 2, 2011
  • Author(s): Tim Sloane
  • Research Topic(s): Prepaid
Eighth Annual Open-Loop Prepaid Market Assessment
The Cost of Payment Acquiring vs. the Cost of Card Acceptance: Acquirer Pricing Strategies Post-Durbin

The Cost of Payment Acquiring vs. the Cost of Card Acceptance: Acquirer Pricing Strategies Post-Durbin

  • Javelin Report
  • Date: September 27, 2011
  • Author(s): David Fish
  • Research Topic(s): Credit, Debit
The Cost of Payment Acquiring vs. the Cost of Card Acceptance: Acquirer Pricing Strategies Post-Durbin
Durbin Amendment Final Rules: Analyzing Settling Dust

Durbin Amendment Final Rules: Analyzing Settling Dust

  • Javelin Report
  • Date: September 20, 2011
  • Author(s): Patricia Hewitt
  • Research Topic(s): Debit
Durbin Amendment Final Rules: Analyzing Settling Dust
EU Data Protection and Privacy: Conflicts Simmer and Risks Grow

EU Data Protection and Privacy: Conflicts Simmer and Risks Grow

Boston, MA -- The second of Mercator's reports on data protection and privacy concentrates on the practical challenges of compliance with European privacy law, highlighting the significant differences between U.S. practice and European expectati...
NFC 3.0, Identity, and Security as a Service

NFC 3.0, Identity, and Security as a Service

  • Javelin Report
  • Date: September 14, 2011
  • Author(s): George Peabody
  • Research Topic(s): Emerging
The founding vision of NFC payments was simply "tap and pay" at a contactless payment terminal. The world's gotten a lot more complex since then. As a flexible platform enabling multiple use cases, it's time to re-envision NFC's role in the new ...
Solving the Micropayments Problem

Solving the Micropayments Problem

  • Javelin Report
  • Date: August 31, 2011
  • Author(s): David Kaminsky
  • Research Topic(s): Emerging
Solving the Micropayments Problem

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