What shapes consumer transactions and payment technologies, and where is it going?
Rapid changes in technology, regulation, and consumer behavior continue to reshape the payments industry. Javelin’s payments research team tracks commercial and consumer payment trends, evaluates emerging payment technologies, and anticipates what’s next. Through unbiased research, data-driven insights, and actionable advice, we help financial institutions, payments providers, and technology companies develop strategies that position them for success in a rapidly evolving market.
Payments Research
Reports
Mobile Deposit Capture Will Significantly Expand the Prepaid Market
The major payment networks are working with technology companies to capture check images for deposit into prepaid card accounts. This capability will expand the market for prepaid financial services products by directly challenging existing alte...
Small Business Debit Issuers Should Embrace Relationship-Based Rewards
Many small business debit issues discontinued rewards programs in response to Regulation II, but this isn't the only option. Debit issuers still looking for new ways to differentiate small business offerings should consider rewards based on a ho...
The U.S. Merchant Acquiring Industry in 2012: Embracing Disruption
Boston, MA -- Now in its sixth iteration, Mercator Advisory Group's annual report on the U.S. merchant acquiring market, The U.S. Merchant Acquiring Industry in 2012: Embracing Disruption, discusses market performance of the largest U.S. acquire...
Ninth Annual U.S Open-Loop Prepaid Cards Market Assessment and Prepaid Industry Overview
Ninth Annual U.S Open-Loop Prepaid Cards Market Assessment and Prepaid Industry Overview
Ninth Annual U.S Closed-Loop Prepaid Cards Market Assessment
Boston, MA -- The Ninth Annual U.S. Closed-Loop Prepaid Cards Market Assessment report is the second of the annual trilogy of closely followed prepaid benchmark reports (Open-Loop, Closed-Loop, and Prepaid Market Forecast) that provide a thoroug...
Next Generation Debit: The Final Frontier
The traditional debit card account is being quietly supplanted by developers using proxy currencies and token accounts to create new forms of pay now products.In a new report, Next Generation Debit: The Final Frontier, Mercator Advisory Group ex...
Procure-to-Pay Automation: Corporate Payment Solutions Explained
The potential cost savings of business process automation is catching the attention of treasury executives. This research note outlines the value proposition for procure-to-pay automation and the current positioning of selected industry solution...
The Dangers of Public Wi-Fi: Fraud Implications of Sniffer-Based Attacks
Hackers are able to develop tools known as sniffers that allow them to access certain website accounts of users sharing a Wi-Fi network. This research note describes this process, identifies certain websites that are particularly vulnerable, and...
Premium Debit: Not So Heavy Metals
Premium credit cards have evolved from gold to platinum to black as a means of maintaining elite card relevance and appeal to high-net-worth account holders. Premium debit cards, in contrast, haven't found a similar market, at least in the Unite...
Defining GPR in Response to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's Proposed Rulemaking on Prepaid
The CFPB has asked the industry to define GPR, creating an inflection point for the industry as all regulations run the risk of unintended consequences and once the government creates a definition it rarely looks back. The problem is that prepai...