Research

Apple Pay Will Reinforce Mobile Card Spend of iPhone Users, Already the Most Lucrative Smartphone Demographic This Emerging Technologies research note offers a nuanced outlook of Apple Pay’s future

Javelin’s eighth annual Identity Protection Services Scorecard examines the issues affecting consumer adoption of ID protection services and how providers can distinguish themselves in a market crowded with providers offering core services at no...

Young Adults and Mobile Banking Users Are Twice as Likely as Average U.S. Consumers to Switch Primary Financial Institutions Mercator Advisory Group survey finds 31% of young adults and 28% of mobile banking users recently switched banks

This report explores where push notifications fit into the overall financial alerts landscape. The report includes a five year forecast of alerts, and a comparison of mobile banking apps from Bank of America, Chase, U.S. Bank, Wells Fargo, and a...

Research Finds Debit Rewards Programs Have Turned the Corner and Merchant-Funded Rewards Are Now Integral to DebitMercator Advisory Group releases annual update on trends in debit rewards and loyalty programs at top banks and credit unions in th...

The Apple Watch release opens a brief window for retailers, banking, payments and wallet providers to move first in wearables. To assist in developing for Apple Pay and other smartwatches, this reports analyzes the first offerings in wearable ba...

Opportunities for Merchant Acquirers to Share in $3 Trillion U.S. Health Care Market Explored This Mercator Advisory Group research note describes complexity and business risk for merchant payment services providers entering U.S. health care pa...

Turkey’s Payments Market Is a Mix of Development and Opportunities Mercator Advisory Group releases research highlighting the potential for the payments industry in Turkey

The United States lags other countries in enabling real-time payments to be made at a cost that encourages development of mass-market initiatives. This report investigates the demand for such services from consumers and their willingness to pay ...

This annual review examines Apple Pay vs. Google Wallet on Android Pay vs. PayPal vs. Samsung Pay and other mobile wallet capabilities and offerings and distinguishes winners from losers. The report also analyzes Facebook’s newly announced payme...