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The Digital Approach to Affluent and High Net Worth Customers

This report researches the digital and in-person banking habits and attitudes of wealthy consumers by segment and identify unmet needs. The four segments analyzed in this report are the mass affluent, core affluent, high net worth, and ultra-hig...

In Search of a Better Password Policy

This report examines the security threats and vulnerabilities specific to passwords and gives recommendations on what financial institutions can do to improve the security of customer accounts.

A SWIFT Disruption? Bitcoin and Peer-to-Peer Models Challenge the Remittance Business

  • Javelin Report
  • Date: December 3, 2014
  • Author(s): Nikhil Joseph
  • Research Topic(s): Emerging
Will Bitcoin Disrupt Western Union and Xoom? This Mercator Advisory Group research looks at potential for Bitcoin and peer-to-peer models to drive down costs of cross-border remittances

Company Snapshot: GoBank

  • Impact Note
  • Date: December 3, 2014
  • Author(s): Ed O'Brien
  • Research Topic(s): Prepaid
As banking customers begin to embrace mobility as the foundation for many of their daily transactions, new market entrants are offering innovative solutions that compete effectively with those offered by traditional banks and credit unions.

Company Snapshot: CSI Enterprises, Inc., globalVCard

Making a statement for the possibilities of virtual cards

Credit Card Market Update: The Future Brightens for U.S. Issuers

  • Javelin Report
  • Date: November 24, 2014
  • Author(s): Michael Misasi
  • Research Topic(s): Credit
Consumer Credit Card Growth Accelerates in 2014 Mercator Advisory Group releases research on the improved performance of U.S. consumer credit card market

EMV Hazards for Prepaid

  • Impact Note
  • Date: November 18, 2014
  • Author(s): Ben Jackson
  • Research Topic(s): Prepaid
The higher card production costs of chip cards have led many prepaid providers to delay plans for adding EMV to their programs, but they face risks of being forced into speedier conversion than they would like and the possibility of increased fr...

Happy Holidays for Gift Cards? Retailers Face Two Possible Gift Card Futures

  • Javelin Report
  • Date: November 18, 2014
  • Author(s): Ben Jackson
  • Research Topic(s): Prepaid
Happy Holidays for Gift Card Issuers? The Next Two Months Will Tell New research from Mercator Advisory Group suggests two possible scenarios for gift card loads in the 2014 holiday season.

Faster Payments Coming Soon: The Path to Near Real-Time Payments in the U.S.

Are Real-Time Payments Here, Around the Corner, or Coming in the Next Five Years?—It Depends Who You Ask Mercator Advisory Group research considers opportunities for service vendors and financial institutions in real-time payments in the United...

Consumers and Debit in the U.S.: Rising Demand for New Services

U.S. Consumers’ Interest in Debit Card Services Could Yield Up to $700K Revenue Potential per 100K Cards per Service Mercator Advisory Group survey finds 3 in 5 consumers are interested in rewards and enhanced security for debit cards
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