Research

U.S. consumers’ use of financial advisors is rising, especially among young adults and households earning $75,000 or more Mercator Advisory Group survey finds young adults are now more likely than seniors to use financial advisors

The Canadian prepaid market has room to grow Mercator Advisory Group research examines the size of the open-loop prepaid market in Canada.

Instant access to information coupled with online and mobile account opening could make depositors and borrowers react to rate changes more quickly than in the past. Will banks manage their rate setting differently if they do?

2015 was a diverse year for breaches. Data theft from government agencies, healthcare providers, financial institutions, telecoms, retailers, and social networks proved that no industry is immune from attack. Many of these breaches exposed infor...

Dynamics changing in merchant acquiring market Mercator Advisory Group research finds new competitors and expanded service offerings in merchant acquiring

Banks today, in many ways, feel like analog players in an increasingly digital world. Yet change is coming fast: Within the next decade, they will feel and operate more like tech companies with banking licenses.

Javelin’s ninth annual Identity Protection Services Scorecard examines the health of the identity protection industry as it continues to grow rapidly and expand into new partnership areas. 

Lots of input, but where is the output?

EFT debit networks are introducing dual-message products to participate in e-commerce, mobile, and other PIN-less transactions  Mercator Advisory Group releases research on how dual-message debit products could change the business case for ...

The hardest month in the history of marketplace lending Research from Mercator Advisory Group examines recent, challenging developments in the marketplace lending industry