How Consumers can Protect Against Identity Fraud in 2013

How Consumers can Protect Against Identity Fraud in 2013

U.S. EMV Timeline Beyond the Road Maps: How Long Will Conversion Really Take?

U.S. EMV Timeline Beyond the Road Maps: How Long Will Conversion Really Take?

  • Javelin Report
  • Date: February 19, 2013
  • Author(s): David Kaminsky
  • Research Topic(s): Emerging
Mercator Advisory Group's new research report, U.S. EMV Timeline Beyond the Road Maps: How Long Will Conversion Really Take? explains the motivation for the U.S. to adopt EMV at this time and clarifies the card networks' road maps for U.S. EMV a...
Mobile Imaging: Going beyond Mobile Remote Deposit Capture to Bridge the Consumer Transaction Gap

Mobile Imaging: Going beyond Mobile Remote Deposit Capture to Bridge the Consumer Transaction Gap

As the smartphone-toting population crosses the 50% barrier, there are new opportunities and challenges to rethink and re-engineer the consumer transaction experience using new imaging technologies. Typing in a credit card number in an online en...
Omnichannel Business Strategies in Banking

Omnichannel Business Strategies in Banking

  • Javelin Report
  • Date: February 14, 2013
  • Author(s): Ed O'Brien
New research from Mercator Advisory Group examines channel's role in FI success and the movement toward integrated, omnichannel banking systems  
International Payments Market Outlook 2013

International Payments Market Outlook 2013

  • Impact Note
  • Date: February 11, 2013
  • Author(s): Terry Xie
  • Research Topic(s): Global
Mercator Advisory Group expects 2013 to be a year of slow growth for the global payments market as major changes continue in the business ecosystem, regulations, and new products and services.
Consumers and Credit 2012: Come Back, Young Cardholders

Consumers and Credit 2012: Come Back, Young Cardholders

Consumers and Credit 2012: Come Back, Young Cardholders, the latest report from Mercator Advisory Group, examines market dynamics for this group including channels used for applications, consumer and merchant rules for card usage, reaction to su...
Consumers and Credit 2012: Come Back, Young Cardholders - Cross Tabs

Consumers and Credit 2012: Come Back, Young Cardholders - Cross Tabs

Consumers and Credit 2012: Come Back, Young Cardholders, the latest report from Mercator Advisory Group, examines market dynamics for this group including channels used for applications, consumer and merchant rules for card usage, reaction to su...
Update on the Small Issuer Marketplace

Update on the Small Issuer Marketplace

  • Javelin Report
  • Date: February 4, 2013
  • Author(s): Ken Paterson
  • Research Topic(s): Credit
At the start of 2012, Mercator Advisory Group examined the small issuer marketplace and the buzz about potential new entrants buoying the segment. We concluded then that the small issuer pond was unlikely to refill; unfortunately we were correct...
CNP Fraud and Mobile Devices: What's the Risk?

CNP Fraud and Mobile Devices: What's the Risk?

  • Javelin Report
  • Date: January 30, 2013
  • Author(s): Michael Misasi
Retail sales are moving not only to the Internet but also to an increasing variety of Web-enabled devices, many of which are also mobile. At present, this category includes laptops, phones, tablets, e-readers, handheld gaming devices, and others...
Checking In on the Mobile Giants

Checking In on the Mobile Giants

  • Javelin Report
  • Date: January 29, 2013
  • Author(s): David Kaminsky
  • Research Topic(s): Emerging
In early 2012, Mercator Advisory Group published a report establishing five organizations as the giants of the mobile payment industry. This research note revisits the topic, reviewing the major events of 2012, and determining whether those five...