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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

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2017 Payments Outlook

New uncertainties may alter the trajectory of disruption in payments. Leading payments research and consulting firm offers complimentary outlook on trends shaping the payments industry in 2017.

Making Merchant Mobile Payment Apps More Engaging

  • Impact Note
  • Date: January 19, 2017
  • Author(s): Raymond Pucci
  • Research Topic(s): Credit, Debit, Merchant
Why do merchant mobile payment apps lack customer engagement? Mercator Advisory Group releases new research that assesses how Starbucks Mobile App has captured customer engagement while some other retailers have not.

New Value Propositions for Person-to-Person Payments

  • Advisory Webinar: Client Login Required
  • Date: February, 2017
  • Author(s): Michael Moeser
  • Research Topic(s): Tech & Infrastructure
Join Javelin as we examine a growing opportunity for financial institutions to play a larger role.

Small Business, Branches, and PFM: Missed Opportunities

  • Impact Note
  • Date: January 18, 2017
  • Author(s): Ken Paterson
  • Research Topic(s): Merchant
Missed opportunities for small business engagement Data from Mercator Advisory Group’s 2016 small business survey indicates most branch interactions are transactional.

Biometrics: A New Wrinkle Changes the Authentication Landscape

  • Javelin Report
  • Date: January 13, 2017
  • Author(s): Tim Sloane
  • Research Topic(s): Emerging, Global
New biometrics technology is reshaping the authentication market

Fintechs Now Can Apply for National Bank Charters: The Train Is Leaving the Station

Fintechs are getting their wish, but strings will be attached.

Debit and 3-D Secure 2.0

  • Impact Note
  • Date: December 28, 2016
  • Author(s): Sarah Grotta
  • Research Topic(s): Debit
New specifications for 3D Secure have been released as the industry looks to combat the next fraud hurdle, card-not-present transaction losses.Mercator Advisory Group releases new research on preventing fraud in card-not-present debit transactio...

Supplier Enablement of Cards in B2B E-Payments Requires Persistence, Data, and Technology

Fundamentals remain key, but issuers must consider alternative approaches to advance virtual card use by suppliersNew research from Mercator Advisory Group examines traditional and new methods for advancing supplier enablement

P2P Market Sizing and Introduction of Real-Time Payments

  • Javelin Report
  • Date: December 21, 2016
  • Author(s): Michael Moeser
  • Research Topic(s): Tech & Infrastructure
This report examines the domestic U.S. P2P market and, briefly, the A2A (account to account, or “me to me”) market. It focuses on how the market is evolving, user channel preferences, key uses of P2P, desired new features, and differences in use...

13th Annual U.S. Closed-Loop Prepaid Cards Market Forecasts, 2016–2019

  • Javelin Report
  • Date: December 20, 2016
  • Author(s): Ben Jackson
  • Research Topic(s): Prepaid
Prepaid loads continue to grow as individual segments of the U.S. prepaid cards market struggle New research from Mercator Advisory Group shows which segments of the closed-loop prepaid market will grow, and which will shrink through 2019.

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