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

2017 Outlook: Commercial and Enterprise Payments

Increasing digitization, improved cash cycle management, better integration, and faster capabilities are all converging as we move into 2017, but risk management is a clear concern in commercial and enterprise payments.

2017 Outlook: Credit

  • Impact Note
  • Date: December 16, 2016
  • Author(s): Brian Riley
  • Research Topic(s): Credit
Industry projections and predictions for U.S. consumer credit cards Credit cards continue to be the most profitable segment for retail banking, but margins are slipping due to changes in non-interest revenue. Volumes are up but the industry must...

2017 Outlook: Customer Interaction

  • Impact Note
  • Date: December 16, 2016
  • Author(s): Joseph Walent
  • Research Topic(s): Merchant
Adapting to the public’s changing expectations of financial institutions will stabilize their course.

2017 Outlook: Debit

  • Impact Note
  • Date: December 16, 2016
  • Author(s): Sarah Grotta
  • Research Topic(s): Debit
In 2016, the debit card and pay now market found itself managing through the unexpected consequences of a changing market. If anything can be predicted for 2017, it is more unpredictability.

2017 Outlook: Emerging Technologies

  • Impact Note
  • Date: December 16, 2016
  • Author(s): Tim Sloane
  • Research Topic(s): Emerging
Three new technologies are vital for payments. Three technologies need to be embraced immediately by the payments industry. They are tokenization, machine learning, and APIs. These three are important to consider when making any investment plans...

2017 Outlook: Merchant Services

  • Impact Note
  • Date: December 16, 2016
  • Author(s): Raymond Pucci
  • Research Topic(s): Credit, Merchant
Every merchant makes significant investment in new services brought on by enhancements to their payments systems. Each year brings an expanding array of new vendor solutions for merchants’ consideration, and 2017 will be no different. Mercator A...

2017 Outlook: Prepaid

  • Impact Note
  • Date: December 16, 2016
  • Author(s): Ben Jackson
  • Research Topic(s): Prepaid
Another year of regulatory uncertainty

Toward a Theory and Practice of Data in an Always-On World

  • Impact Note
  • Date: December 15, 2016
  • Author(s): Ben Jackson
  • Research Topic(s): Emerging
Payments companies will need to plan how they will handle all the data they receive.

Company Snapshot: Splitit

  • Impact Note
  • Date: December 13, 2016
  • Author(s): Joseph Walent
  • Research Topic(s): Merchant
Splitit provides businesses with a pragmatic approach to enabling consumers to pay for large-ticket products or services in installments interest free without opening a new credit line. This payment model charges the business a small fee but inc...

Future Trends for Digital Banking and Payments

Javelin’s latest Future Trends report is making a notable departure from previous editions. We want our clients to be alerted to upcoming trends over a longer time horizon to be better prepared to address these challenges and opportunities. The ...

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