Research

Marketplace lending spurs innovations in consumer credit Mercator Advisory Group research finds that success of alternative lending models is attracting attention, forcing banks to respond

Meniga and other PFM vendors are trying to create PFM 2.0 to better serve banking customers.

It’s time for FIs to consider connecting the dots with an end-to-end mobile banking experience: using imaging for authentication and enrollment, mobile deposit, mobile balance transfers for switching, mobile photo bill payment, mobile funding, p...

A mutually beneficial acquisition: PayPal gains foothold in emerging markets and Xoom gains cheaper ways to acquire customers Mercator Advisory Group’s Emerging Technologies research note offers strategic insights from PayPal’s recently announc...

This report examines the partner and reseller portion of the identity protection market. It includes an analysis of consumer behavior and attitudes toward these subscriptions, the relationship between identity protection and data breaches, and t...

Operationalizing purchasing card strategy is key.

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...