Research

This research report reviews the fundamental steps for gaining increased supplier acceptance, as well as provide some compelling arguments for why virtual cards are often a better choice than other payment types.

The campus card market was significantly disrupted during the past several years as the pandemic created havoc on academic campuses around the United States, and with it, declining use. This viewpoint examines the current environment for campus ...

Acquiring new customers is one of the most important aspects of sustaining a credit card business and one of the costliest areas of the marketing budget. Issuers must always stay in tune with new trends in card marketing and onboarding as well a...

BlackRock and Coinbase are partnering to offer bitcoin, which will give institutional investors access to crypto. This puts them at the forefront of institutional adoption and in competition with Fidelity Digital Assets, which has built its cryp...

The lines between traditional investor segments are blurring as digital behaviors become indistinguishable. A comparison of Javelin’s year-over-year investor data shows increased engagement in the wealth manager portal, but the preference for ad...

Social media started as a place for people to connect, while search engines were the way consumers shopped for what they wanted. With social commerce, social media sites are becoming more like shopping malls where consumers can both socialize an...

Although direct indexing may be understood as an investments solution, it is too powerful to be understood solely in terms of investments. Direct indexing functions as a lever for the building of client relationships and plays a critical role in...

In the United States, the Federal Reserve Bank measures the inflation rate with the consumer price index (CPI), compiled by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The CPI tracks 200 spending categories, classified into eight groups: food and beverages,...

Mercator Advisory Group’s most recent report examines frictionless transactions and consumers' general aptitude for technology.

Cryptocurrency and blockchain technology have grown in popularity since the inception of Bitcoin in 2009. Starting as a niche commodity among investors, cryptocurrency and its accompanying blockchain technology have developed into various forms ...