International Remittance Transfers: How to Tap $2.1B in Cross-Border Revenue

International Remittance Transfers: How to Tap $2.1B in Cross-Border Revenue

  • Javelin Report
  • Date: August 22, 2013
  • Author(s): Nick Holland, Aleia Van Dyke
  • Research Topic(s): Tech & Infrastructure
The United States is home to more immigrants than any other country in the world, and Javelin estimates that remittance providers could potentially collect upwards of $2.12 billion in fees from outbound cross-border transfers. But increasing glo...
Multicurrency Prepaid Cards Likely to Remain at Fringes of U.S. Payments Mix for Now

Multicurrency Prepaid Cards Likely to Remain at Fringes of U.S. Payments Mix for Now

  • Impact Note
  • Date: August 22, 2013
  • Author(s): Tristan Hugo-Webb
  • Research Topic(s): Global
Around the world, financial institutions and other prepaid card providers are selling multicurrency prepaid cards for travel abroad. However, in the U.S., multicurrency prepaid cards are few and far between. This Mercator Advisory Group Viewpoin...
Tenth Annual U.S. Open-Loop Prepaid Cards Market Assessment and Prepaid Market Overview

Tenth Annual U.S. Open-Loop Prepaid Cards Market Assessment and Prepaid Market Overview

  • Javelin Report
  • Date: August 21, 2013
  • Author(s): Tim Sloane
  • Research Topic(s): Prepaid
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International ATM Partnerships: Market Differentiators for Participating Banks?

International ATM Partnerships: Market Differentiators for Participating Banks?

  • Javelin Report
  • Date: August 15, 2013
  • Author(s): Tristan Hugo-Webb
  • Research Topic(s): Global
 As travelers set out on their journeys, many take for granted the various international fees that accompany their payment cards. While some fees are unavoidable, utilizing ATMs that belong to international ATM partnerships can potentially ...
Credit Account Processing Platforms: Seeking Growth One Account at a Time

Credit Account Processing Platforms: Seeking Growth One Account at a Time

  • Javelin Report
  • Date: August 14, 2013
  • Author(s): Michael Misasi
  • Research Topic(s): Credit
New research from Mercator Advisory Group analyzes developments in the market for credit account processing solutions
Revisiting the Prepaid Financial Services Value Chain

Revisiting the Prepaid Financial Services Value Chain

  • Javelin Report
  • Date: August 8, 2013
  • Author(s): Tristan Hugo-Webb
  • Research Topic(s): Prepaid
New research from Mercator Advisory Group reexamines the prepaid value chain and its evolution in recent years
Consumer Credit Card Issuers: Struggling in a Growing Market

Consumer Credit Card Issuers: Struggling in a Growing Market

  • Javelin Report
  • Date: August 7, 2013
  • Author(s): Michael Misasi
  • Research Topic(s): Credit
U.S. consumer credit card spending reached an all-time high in 2012. Unfortunately for issuers, this volume isn’t producing much interest income. Consumers are choosing not to carry balances, which is why many credit card banks are struggling to...
Fiserv - Point of View: Winning the Business: How to Attract and Retain Business Customers

Fiserv - Point of View: Winning the Business: How to Attract and Retain Business Customers

  • Impact Note
  • Date: August 1, 2013
  • Author(s): Mercator
Capturing a greater share of the business market is a smart strategy, considering that businesses typically generate more revenue and profit than retail banking customers. While consumers have come to expect free banking, business cust...
Mobile Payments: Opportunities and Strategies for Credit Issuers

Mobile Payments: Opportunities and Strategies for Credit Issuers

  • Javelin Report
  • Date: July 30, 2013
  • Author(s): Michael Misasi
  • Research Topic(s): Credit
New research from Mercator Advisory Group examines mobile payment opportunities for U.S. credit issuers
Corporate Mobile Banking: Status Update

Corporate Mobile Banking: Status Update

Questioning the interest of corporations in mobile banking services has been consigned to the past. Now bankers ask "what, how, and when," rather than "if," but commercial mobile access will require significant resources over the coming three to...