The Opportunity of Person-to-Person Payments

The Opportunity of Person-to-Person Payments

  • Javelin Report
  • Date: October 13, 2015
  • Author(s): Sarah Grotta
  • Research Topic(s): Debit
Person to person (P2P) payments are quickly replacing cash and checks.Research from Mercator Advisory Group finds financial institutions have advantages to capture the P2P payments market despite attention to third-party fintech providers.
Mobile Payment App Support: Review, 2015

Mobile Payment App Support: Review, 2015

  • Javelin Report
  • Date: October 8, 2015
  • Author(s): Nikhil Joseph
  • Research Topic(s): Emerging
Building a mobile-first customer support experience remains a challenge Mercator’s Emerging Technologies research report reviews new developments in customer support among retail, banking, and payment apps  
2015 European Contactless Card Payments Landscape

2015 European Contactless Card Payments Landscape

  • Javelin Report
  • Date: October 5, 2015
  • Author(s): Tristan Hugo-Webb
  • Research Topic(s): Global
Another European Revolution Taking Hold: Contactless Cards Mercator Advisory Group releases research, 2015 European Contactless Card Payments Landscape
European Mobile Person-to-Person Payment Systems: A Changing Environment

European Mobile Person-to-Person Payment Systems: A Changing Environment

  • Javelin Report
  • Date: October 1, 2015
  • Author(s): Tristan Hugo-Webb
  • Research Topic(s): Global
Multiple Dynamics Impacting Evolution of European Mobile P2P Payment Solutions Mercator Advisory Group releases new research comparing four models of mobile person-to-person payments employed by the 50 P2P services competing in Europe
The Impact of Contactless Cards on the U.K.’s Mobile Payments Future

The Impact of Contactless Cards on the U.K.’s Mobile Payments Future

  • Impact Note
  • Date: September 22, 2015
  • Author(s): Tristan Hugo-Webb
  • Research Topic(s): Global
The contactless revolution is likely to delay consumer adoption of mobile payments. In the United Kingdom, consumer use of contactless cards is surging as the number of contactless cards and terminals rises. Concurrently, mobile payments are str...
A Thought Experiment: Could Credit Cards Disappear?

A Thought Experiment: Could Credit Cards Disappear?

  • Impact Note
  • Date: September 10, 2015
  • Author(s): Alex Johnson
  • Research Topic(s): Credit
Investigating a thoroughly disruptive possible future for the U.S. consumer credit card market
How Many Sidechains Can Bitcoin Economics Support?

How Many Sidechains Can Bitcoin Economics Support?

  • Javelin Report
  • Date: September 9, 2015
  • Author(s): Tim Sloane
  • Research Topic(s): Emerging
Mercator Advisory Group Identifies How VC Investments Could Cripple Bitcoin Stocks, Titles, Software Distribution—New research shows how venture capital funding new solutions using the blockchain could cripple the Bitcoin economy
SMB Payments Fraud Report: Preserving Relationships by Securing Accounts and Managing Mobile

SMB Payments Fraud Report: Preserving Relationships by Securing Accounts and Managing Mobile

This new report, the SMB Payments Fraud Report: Preserving Relationships by Securing Accounts and Managing Mobile, not only expands on what we have undertaken in Commercial Payments, but also upon years of custom research experience in areas suc...
Executive Insight: Are the U.S. Chip Rules Enough

Executive Insight: Are the U.S. Chip Rules Enough

  • Impact Note
  • Date: September 8, 2015
  • Author(s): Arthur Kranzley
  • Research Topic(s): Credit, Debit
A longer term view of security and the payments landscape is needed.
Have The Alternative Payment Providers Won?

Have The Alternative Payment Providers Won?

  • Impact Note
  • Date: September 4, 2015
  • Author(s): Sarah Grotta
  • Research Topic(s): Debit
Banks and credit unions are finding innovation difficult in a heavily regulated marketplace.