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
Premium Travel Reward Credit Cards: High Profile but Unsustainable
Are high-fee/high-reward premium travel credit cards a sustainable business model?New Mercator Advisory Group questions the sustainability of high-priced travel reward credit cards and sees year-2 attrition challenges.
InComm VanillaDirect: A Tool for Cash Payments
InComm has created a network for billers, account providers, and others who want to accept cash indirectly.
Taking Zelle for a Spin
Has the debut of person-to-person payment application supported by U.S. financial institutions been too rushed?
2017 Annual U.S. Debit Data Review
Digital payment options, consumer concern about fraud, debit network actions, and credit availability are shaking up the debit card market.Mercator Advisory Group releases new research analyzing U.S. debit market card and transaction trends and ...
Evolving Retail Concepts and Venues with Mobile Self-Checkout
Mobile self-checkout speeds shopping. New research from Mercator Advisory Group reviews the latest concepts and implementations of mobile self-checkout systems in the retail industry.
Mobile Usage in Commercial Payments May Be Just Around the Corner
Commercial mobile payments is coming soon.Mercator Advisory Group says that use of mobile payments for corporate employees will soon be on the same trajectory as consumer mobile projections.
U.S. Credit Card Debt: Circle the Wagons and Fortify
Three indicators signal risk ahead for the U.S. credit card industry, new research warns New Mercator Advisory Group research discusses coming wave of credit card delinquency due to aggressive account acquisitions
Open-Loop Prepaid Card Management: Strategies to Take Advantage of the Industry’s Inflection Point
As the industry matures, prepaid card issuers need to be certain their business is properly positioned.
Retail Gift Card Trends in the United States: 2016 in Review
Closed-loop gift card loads grew in 2016 as shoppers returned to cards. Mercator Advisory Group finds that U.S. retail gift card loads grew 6% in 2016.
Justifying Real-Time Payments in the United States
As the U.S. real-time payments solutions are launched, participants in the value chain are looking to define their roles.