Research

Virtualization of payments is accelerating and expanding into new areas like the internet of things and 5G, forcing payments industry participants to become more agile.

Digital account opening isn’t meeting its potential in Canada, where too few consumers apply for their checking accounts entirely through digital channels. Many applicants continue coming to the branch, the highest-cost channel, to fulfill their...

IoT payments, a payment mode further automating and digitizing the consumer purchase cycle Mercator Advisory Group releases new research defining IoT payments and analyzing the impact the internet of things is having on the payments landscape.

Self-Service Kiosks Gaining QSRs’ and Consumers’ Adoption. Mercator Advisory Group research report assesses the 2019 U.S. QSR kiosk market and its future growth prospects.

Approaches and Priorities for Fighting Faster Payments FraudMercator Advisory Group releases new research reviewing current trends in fighting the unique challenges presented by faster and real time payments fraud.

Visa’s acquisition of Plaid stirs up questions that span the retail financial world — from banking and payments to investing and lending. 

New report recommends U.S. retailers use omnichannel approach, including digital delivery, to grow their gift card business. New research from Mercator Advisory Group’s Prepaid Advisory Service sizes the U.S. digital gift card space and for...

When card-not-present makes the customer-not-present, what is the function of a store?

Credit card profitability appears strong for top issuers in 2020New research report by Mercator Advisory Group indicates credit card Return on Assets metric is on the upswing and positive movement will continue in 2020.

Program innovations keep private label credit cards competitive in the consumer retail marketplace.New research report by Mercator Advisory Group reviews the U.S. private label credit card market and stakeholders as they adapt to changing retail...