EMV in the USA: Pushing the Peanut Down the Field

EMV in the USA: Pushing the Peanut Down the Field

  • Impact Note
  • Date: June 16, 2011
  • Author(s): George Peabody
  • Research Topic(s): Emerging
EMV rollouts are, at last, beginning for a few lucky (or just really wealthy) U.S. card accountholders. Issuers care about them. For the rest of us, however, individual issuers discern no business case in replacing dumb magstripe cards with smar...
Multi-Channel Deposit Account Fraud And Vendor Solutions

Multi-Channel Deposit Account Fraud And Vendor Solutions

  • Javelin Report
  • Date: June 16, 2011
  • Author(s): David Fish
  • Research Topic(s): Debit
Multi-Channel Deposit Account Fraud
GPR Cards And DDAs: The Same, Only Different

GPR Cards And DDAs: The Same, Only Different

  • Javelin Report
  • Date: June 15, 2011
  • Author(s): Patricia Hewitt
  • Research Topic(s): Debit, Prepaid
GPR Cards And DDAs: The Same, Only Different
U.S. Consumers and Social Media: Banking's Social Revolution

U.S. Consumers and Social Media: Banking's Social Revolution

U.S. Consumers and Social Media: Banking's Social Revolution
Real World Prepaid Cards Drive Virtual Goods Sales

Real World Prepaid Cards Drive Virtual Goods Sales

  • Impact Note
  • Date: May 12, 2011
  • Author(s): Ben Jackson
  • Research Topic(s): Prepaid
The sale of plastic prepaid cards in brick and mortar stores has driven the growth of digital content sales. While companies are secretive about how much they sell, the evidence shows that business in cyberspace still depends on supplies from Ea...
The New Distinction: Mobile Commerce v. Mobile Payments

The New Distinction: Mobile Commerce v. Mobile Payments

  • Impact Note
  • Date: May 11, 2011
  • Author(s): George Peabody
  • Research Topic(s): Emerging
Mobile payments are generating more than their fair share of buzz in the payments and wireless industries. For those in the payments industry, the mobile discussion has been hard focused on the payment itself as the sole vehicle of value deliver...
Chase and U.S. EMV Cards: EMV finally gets an American accent

Chase and U.S. EMV Cards: EMV finally gets an American accent

  • Impact Note
  • Date: May 10, 2011
  • Author(s): Ken Paterson
  • Research Topic(s): Credit
Suddenly, major U.S. issuers are announcing near-term plans for traveler-oriented EMV cards for their U.S. cardholders. A recent conversation with David Porter, General Manager, Chase Card Services, revealed more detail about this leading issuer...
The Tax Refund Market is Bigger Than Prepaid Providers Think: But prepaid suppliers need to adopt new strategies to help refund recipients save.

The Tax Refund Market is Bigger Than Prepaid Providers Think: But prepaid suppliers need to adopt new strategies to help refund recipients save.

  • Javelin Report
  • Date: May 5, 2011
  • Author(s): Ben Jackson
  • Research Topic(s): Prepaid
Multiple companies have tried to build a business on helping unbanked and underserved consumers receive their tax refunds. The tax refund market is actually much bigger, and retailers and program managers should look for new opportunities to tak...
US Versus China Prepaid Cards: A comparison of the world's two largest prepaid markets

US Versus China Prepaid Cards: A comparison of the world's two largest prepaid markets

  • Javelin Report
  • Date: May 3, 2011
  • Author(s): Terry Xie
  • Research Topic(s): Global
China has not caught a lot of attention from the global prepaid industry. But in 2009, the country recorded more than US$207 billion in sales of different types of prepaid products, making it the world's second largest prepaid market. This resea...
Authentication at the Edge: NFC, Smartphones, and a New Model for Payments Confidence

Authentication at the Edge: NFC, Smartphones, and a New Model for Payments Confidence

  • Javelin Report
  • Date: April 24, 2011
  • Author(s): George Peabody
  • Research Topic(s): Emerging
Authentication at the Edge