Research

Smaller Banks and Credit Unions Are Poised to Provide the Richest Debit Rewards Programs  

Although social networks are a 21st-century creation, many of today’s consumers would be hard-pressed to remember a time before Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, or Google+. The worldwide adoption of social networks has altered the payment ecosystem:...

Javelin’s senior analysts identify 10 trends that are transforming financial services, evaluate the implications, and map out action steps in 2014 for banking, payments, mobile, and security strategists.

Extended grace period to further delay migration

Chase has chosen to exit several prepaid segments, showing how difficult the business has become.

New research from Mercator Advisory Group addresses recent trends and product development in m-POS in the United States and Europe  

To combat the risk of open account terms and facilitate trade, the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) and SWIFT recently developed and launched the Bank Payment Obligation (BPO) as a new international standard for trade transactions. Mercat...

Nobody said change was easy.

Mercator Advisory Group examines why supplier enablement strategies are needed for payers implementing automated payment programs  

Recent trends and product developments in the market for merchant services