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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

U.S. Commercial Mobile Payments Forecast, 2016–2025

Most commercial mobile payments activity to date has been approvals through remote channels, but we anticipate a rapid change by 2020.

The Intersection of Digital and Debit

  • Impact Note
  • Date: July 12, 2018
  • Author(s): Sarah Grotta
  • Research Topic(s): Debit
Ensuring the inclusion of debit cards in digital payments is key to maximizing future debit card transaction growth.

Five Reward Events That Will Alter the Credit Card Value Proposition

Issuers must adapt to an evolving market and ensure that their products address market change.

EMV Technology Update: EMV Classic, Faster EMV, and Now QR Code EMV

  • Javelin Report
  • Date: June 18, 2018
  • Author(s): Tim Sloane
  • Research Topic(s): Emerging, Merchant
EMV QR codes could solve the e-commerce fraud problem if merchant concerns can be overcome.Mercator Advisory Group releases a new research report on the latest developments in point-of-sale technologies, including EMV chip cards, NFC, and QR Cod...

Payments Hubs: Renaissance in 2018

Financial services industry change is driving renewed interest in payments hub solutions.

Winning the Underbanked: The Long-Term Opportunity in Short-Term Lending

Payday loans play a vital role in the lives of many consumers who don’t have the cash reserves to cover an emergency expense. They are especially popular with underbanked consumers. However, they are expensive with APRs ranging from 300-750% and...

Innovative Payment Technology Prospects: FinovateSpring 2018

  • Javelin Report
  • Date: June 5, 2018
  • Author(s): Rachel Huber, Michael Moeser
  • Research Topic(s): Tech & Infrastructure
Analysts from Javelin’s Payments practice recently attended FinovateSpring 2018. Of the firms presenting, Javelin identified four innovative companies, highlighted in the report in alphabetical order, that we felt our clients should be aware of ...

Private Label Credit Cards: A Market, Not Just a Niche

Private label credit cards: 300 million cards and counting Mercator Advisory Group releases a new research report defining the co-brand and private label credit card markets in the U.S.

Goldman Sachs Credit Cards: A Golden Opportunity

Credit card market entry is just one piece of the strategy as the $974 billion asset investment bank enters U.S. retail banking. Goldman Sachs is positioned for a 2019 entry into the credit card market.

Payment Account Reference: Finding the Cardholder Account in a Sea of Tokens

  • Impact Note
  • Date: May 22, 2018
  • Author(s): Sarah Grotta
  • Research Topic(s): Debit
Now more than ever, card account numbers are tokenized to secure payment transactions. With some cards receiving multiple tokens, sorting out which token belongs to which account is getting more difficult, which is making loyalty programs and cu...

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