Prepaid Distribution Strategies in the United States 2013

Prepaid Distribution Strategies in the United States 2013

  • Javelin Report
  • Date: December 30, 2013
  • Author(s): Ben Jackson
  • Research Topic(s): Prepaid
New Mercator Advisory Group research shows how prepaid program managers are driving volume for program profitability  
National Debit Networks: When Global Goes Local

National Debit Networks: When Global Goes Local

  • Javelin Report
  • Date: December 27, 2013
  • Author(s): Ronald Mazursky
  • Research Topic(s): Debit
Growth of New Intracountry Debit Networks Likely to Gain Momentum in Countries Around the World  
Private Label Credit Cards Achieve Steady Growth in a Turbulent Market

Private Label Credit Cards Achieve Steady Growth in a Turbulent Market

  • Javelin Report
  • Date: December 27, 2013
  • Author(s): Michael Misasi
  • Research Topic(s): Credit
Numerous card portfolios have changed hands since the financial crises, all the while the industry has consistently grown in accounts and outstandings. Portfolio acquisition activity settled somewhat in 2013, but the biggest move is still on the...
Mobile Wallet Options for Financial Institutions

Mobile Wallet Options for Financial Institutions

  • Javelin Report
  • Date: December 20, 2013
  • Author(s): Ed O'Brien
Today’s banks, credit unions, and other financial institutions must continually seek out ways to stay relevant and add value to customers’ and members’ financial lives. New market opportunities are open to those institutions that move beyond onl...
Real-Time Payment Systems: A Global Opportunity

Real-Time Payment Systems: A Global Opportunity

  • Javelin Report
  • Date: December 20, 2013
  • Author(s): Tristan Hugo-Webb
  • Research Topic(s): Global
Benefits and Efficiencies of Real-Time Payments Systems Balance High Costs of Implementation
9TH Annual Credit Card Issuers’ Identity Safety Scorecard: Preventing Fraud Through Improved Authentication and Customer Engagement

9TH Annual Credit Card Issuers’ Identity Safety Scorecard: Preventing Fraud Through Improved Authentication and Customer Engagement

Javelin’s ninth annual Credit Card Issuers’ Identity Safety Scorecard analyzes the customer?facing security features and scores of 24 of the nation’s top credit card issuers using Javelin’s Prevention, Detection, and Resolution™ Model. The Score...
Beyond the Turnstile: Adding Open-Loop Functions to Transit Fare Cards

Beyond the Turnstile: Adding Open-Loop Functions to Transit Fare Cards

  • Javelin Report
  • Date: December 18, 2013
  • Author(s): Ben Jackson
  • Research Topic(s): Prepaid
Mercator Advisory Group examines how transit agencies can enable their fare cards to be used wherever payment cards are accepted  
Prepaid Phone Customers: The Next Big Market for Prepaid Payments Cards

Prepaid Phone Customers: The Next Big Market for Prepaid Payments Cards

  • Javelin Report
  • Date: December 18, 2013
  • Author(s): Jennifer Marble
  • Research Topic(s): Prepaid
Prepaid wireless companies are poised to become significant players in the market. Mobile virtual network operators (MNVOs) focused on prepaid wireless phones have begun offering open-loop prepaid payments cards and associated prepaid mobile wal...
Update: U.S. Interchange Antitrust Settlement

Update: U.S. Interchange Antitrust Settlement

  • Impact Note
  • Date: December 18, 2013
  • Author(s): Michael Misasi
  • Research Topic(s): Credit
Settlement approval supports power shift in merchants’ favor
Commercial Lending: Using Data Mining Technology Can Expand Client Base

Commercial Lending: Using Data Mining Technology Can Expand Client Base

New analytical tools allow extraction of meaning from all sorts of things—photos, audiotapes, insurance claim files, blogs, Twitter files, Facebook pages, news feeds, and more. Among the challenges is the investment the organization must make in...