Research

Money transfers, like all other aspects of the payment industry, are going through a transformation. Consumers expect fast and ubiquitous connectivity between their own accounts and those of third parties, and many players are competing to make ...

New research from Mercator Advisory Group examines recent product developments in the market for premium credit cards Credit card issuers' continued interest in pursuing affluent consumers with excellent credit histories has expanded the variety...

Reducing PCI-related costs remains the primary objective in using proxies to protect payment card data, but the token's ability to support simplified multichannel checkout is a valuable perk as well.

Until recently, competition among providers selling devices for payment card acceptance was shrinking. U.S. competition among point-of-sale (POS) terminal makers for the past few years essentially has been controlled by two large vendors, VeriFo...

New research from Mercator Advisory Group examines the state of global consumer remittance flows and select international remittance service providers

Market forces are generating increased interest in mobile wallet use, creating an enormous opportunity and an attractive target for investment. The percentage of consumers who use smartphones and tablets is growing rapidly, and consumers’ willin...

In new research, Arriving Now - Banking's Branch of Tomorrow

Mobile payments haven't lost their appeal even though usage remains limited to a few niche applications. Will the expected national rollouts from Isis and MCX finally make mobile payments ubiquitous? This Mercator Advisory Group Research Note pr...

Mercator Advisory Group is releasing the first in a series of eight reports on consumer payments and banking channels, CustomerMonitor Survey Series 2013 Insight reports.

Mercator Advisory Group is releasing the first in a series of eight reports on consumer payments and banking channels, CustomerMonitor Survey Series 2013 Insight reports