Research

Tax Refunds Offer a Chance to Grow Deposits on Prepaid Cards, but the Market Is Competitive Research from Mercator Advisory Group explores tax refund deposit opportunity for prepaid card programs

This report provides a rigorous market sizing of mobile online retail payments and also includes JAVELIN’s first forecast for mobile online retail payments through 2019. This overview and forecast of mobile online retail payments also gives stak...

Closed-Loop Gift Cards Were Back in 2014 as the Market Began to Grow U.S. retail gift card loads grew 9% in 2014, despite a slow holiday season

This report examines the state of paperless adoption today, estimates the size of the paper statement delivery market for FIs and billers, explores strategies to target remaining holdouts, and delves into the return on investment (ROI) opportuni...

 New Solutions Are Gaining Traction for Working Capital Optimization Mercator Advisory Group examines the state of corporate working capital solutions

New peer-to-peer lender is disrupting traditional lending to small and medium enterprises (SMEs)

Confusion surrounding EMV chip card technology among both consumers and merchants, coupled with confusion about how to use new mobile wallet technology, may lead U.S. consumers to revert to cash, the one payment form that works nearly everywhere...

Building Profitable Customers Is the Way of the Future Mercator Advisory Group research describes how financial services providers can build the kind of customer they want.

This report assesses not just the degree of EMV card penetration among major financial institutions (FIs) in the U.S., but also the degree of cardholder awareness, education, and methods of education relating to EMV. The report also looks at the...

Peer-to-Peer Lending Platforms Revolutionizing Traditional Practices Mercator Advisory Group's research on the European Peer-to-Peer Lending Services