The Obstacles Facing Android to Enable a Payments Infrastructure That Rivals Apple Pay

The Obstacles Facing Android to Enable a Payments Infrastructure That Rivals Apple Pay

  • Javelin Report
  • Date: January 28, 2015
  • Author(s): Tim Sloane
  • Research Topic(s): Emerging
Mercator Advisory Group Identifies Obstacles to Payments on AndroidApple set the bar for mobile payments, and Android participants will face technical and business challenges as they attempt to catch up.
Social Media and Mobile Messaging Providers’ Payment Apps: More Than Just P2P

Social Media and Mobile Messaging Providers’ Payment Apps: More Than Just P2P

  • Javelin Report
  • Date: January 27, 2015
  • Author(s): Tristan Hugo-Webb
  • Research Topic(s): Global
Growing Involvement of Social Media and Mobile Messaging Players in Payments Mercator Advisory Group releases new research on alternative payment service providers entering the payments market
M-POS: Expanding the Payments Value Chain into New Territories

M-POS: Expanding the Payments Value Chain into New Territories

  • Javelin Report
  • Date: January 22, 2015
  • Author(s): Tim Sloane
  • Research Topic(s): Emerging
Mercator Advisory Group Identifies the New Point-of-Sale Design Point Based on Mobile OSMercator Advisory Group research on POS architecture of the future addresses network requirements, consumer technology, and cloud-based architectures
Global Interchange Regulation: 2014 Update

Global Interchange Regulation: 2014 Update

  • Impact Note
  • Date: January 20, 2015
  • Author(s): Tristan Hugo-Webb
  • Research Topic(s): Global
Regulatory involvement with interchange fees expanded in 2014
Company Snapshot: Kopo Kopo

Company Snapshot: Kopo Kopo

  • Impact Note
  • Date: January 16, 2015
  • Author(s): Nikhil Joseph
  • Research Topic(s): Emerging
Bringing East Africa's mobile payments revolution to the point of sale
Company Snapshot: WorldRemit

Company Snapshot: WorldRemit

  • Impact Note
  • Date: January 16, 2015
  • Author(s): Tristan Hugo-Webb
  • Research Topic(s): Global
Online money transfer service aims to displace legacy players 
Consumers and Credit: New Cardholders Demand More Credit

Consumers and Credit: New Cardholders Demand More Credit

Young Adults in U.S. Return to Credit Card Use Mercator Advisory Group survey finds that 64% of young adult cardholders keep their primary FI credit card at top of wallet
The Importance of Systems Monitoring in Banking

The Importance of Systems Monitoring in Banking

  • Javelin Report
  • Date: January 12, 2015
  • Author(s): Ed O'Brien
Advanced Monitoring Essential to Ensure Maximum Uptime of Banking and Channels Systems Research from Mercator Advisory Group examines the critical role that systems monitoring solutions play in today’s 24x7 banking environment
Merchant Acquiring in 2014: Integration, Integration, Integration

Merchant Acquiring in 2014: Integration, Integration, Integration

  • Javelin Report
  • Date: January 5, 2015
  • Author(s): Michael Misasi
  • Research Topic(s): Credit
Software Vendors Reshape Merchant Services Distribution Mercator Advisory Group releases research on shifting merchant acquiring business models
2015 Outlook: Payments

2015 Outlook: Payments

Converging Trends Making 2015 a Year to Remember in Payments and Banking Leading payments and banking research and consulting firm offers free outlook on trends converging in 2015 in U.S. EMV deployment, omnichannel delivery, and mobile payment...