Research

The launch of The Libra Association came about with fanfare and a big misstep. Instead of focusing on the non-profit organization and what a new payment association, or scheme, could mean for the world of payments, the media and regulators are f...

U.S. small businesses have a positive outlook in 2019. Mercator Advisory Group new survey research finds that U.S. small businesses foresee growth for their companies in revenue, profitability, and employment.

Several issuers have announced their intentions to issue dual interface cards, ushering in contactless transactions at the point-of sale for debit cardholders. 

Several large banks have shuttered their mobile wallets in the past year, and the landscape has shifted significantly. The most recent news comes from Wells Fargo, which next month will eliminate the contactless payment functionality built into ...

Less than a year after Finn’s nationwide release in June 2018, Chase announced that it would retire its millennial-focused app in August.  Many in the press and the Twitterverse painted Finn as a failure because it didn’t gain significant tracti...

This report explores the opportunity available to banks, credit unions, and digital banking vendors to develop a solution targeted at this segment and outlines the leading digital features that would constitute such an offering.

Partnering with fintechs can be a daunting task. Assuming due diligence has been done internally to establish a fintech program (see Javelin’s How to Gain the Competitive Edge through Fintech as Payment Processors Merge) – in and of itself a sub...

The dynamics of shopping are changing, but not how you might think. New Mercator Advisory Group survey finds consumers are still largely shopping offline, but technology is becoming more prevalent in the shopping experience.

2019 a breakout year for U.S. online grocery ordering. Mercator Advisory Group research report identifies key challenges and opportunities facing U.S. grocers and stakeholders.

This report provides a road map on how to work with fintech partners, outlines how to create an organizational framework to minimize operational risk, and offers product mananagement strategies to empower your teams to identify fintech companies...