The Rise of Hybrid Credit/ Prepaid Cards

The Rise of Hybrid Credit/ Prepaid Cards

  • Javelin Report
  • Date: April 6, 2009
  • Author(s): Mercator
  • Research Topic(s): Credit, Prepaid
USE OF CREDIT TO EXTEND PREPAID (GPR) INTO FINANCIAL SERVICES TERRITORY
Debit Processing in the United States: A Focus on Issuer Solutions

Debit Processing in the United States: A Focus on Issuer Solutions

  • Javelin Report
  • Date: March 30, 2009
  • Author(s): Mercator
  • Research Topic(s): Debit
Debit Processing in the United States: A Focus on Issuer Solutions
Prepaid Fraud and Risk: Between Cash and a Hard Place

Prepaid Fraud and Risk: Between Cash and a Hard Place

  • Javelin Report
  • Date: March 24, 2009
  • Author(s): Mercator
  • Research Topic(s): Prepaid
Merchant Security, Tokenization and the Fairy Tale of Outsourcing PCI

Merchant Security, Tokenization and the Fairy Tale of Outsourcing PCI

  • Javelin Report
  • Date: March 17, 2009
  • Author(s): Mercator
  • Research Topic(s): Emerging
NEW RESEARCH BY MERCATOR ADVISORY GROUP IDENTIFES CHALLENGES OF NEW PCI COMPLIANCE MITIGATION STRATEGY
Emerging Affluent Households: Uncertainty Creates New Opportunities for Bank Advisors

Emerging Affluent Households: Uncertainty Creates New Opportunities for Bank Advisors

  • Javelin Report
  • Date: March 15, 2009
  • Author(s): Mercator
 RESEARCH IDENTIFES NEW BANKING STRATEGIES TO WIN ASSETS OF EMERGING AFFLUENTS
Credit Card Issuer Processing: State of the Industry

Credit Card Issuer Processing: State of the Industry

  • Javelin Report
  • Date: February 5, 2009
  • Author(s): Mercator
  • Research Topic(s): Credit
NEW RESEARCH REPORT BY MERCATOR ADVISORY GROUP
A Guide to Achieving Greater Prepaid Volume: Six Channels That Drive Prepaid Success

A Guide to Achieving Greater Prepaid Volume: Six Channels That Drive Prepaid Success

  • Javelin Report
  • Date: February 2, 2009
  • Author(s): Mercator
  • Research Topic(s): Prepaid
January 2009Boston, MA
Retail Virtual Lockboxes: Hint: They Aren't a Box

Retail Virtual Lockboxes: Hint: They Aren't a Box

  • Javelin Report
  • Date: January 28, 2009
  • Author(s): Mercator
While many non-financial services companies, ranging from Microsoft to MangoSoft, offer online data storage, they lack the reputation for trust that banks have long cultivated. Before a non-FI becomes the dominant player in the virtual lockbox/s...
Merchant Acquiring Business Model Taxonomy

Merchant Acquiring Business Model Taxonomy

  • Javelin Report
  • Date: January 26, 2009
  • Author(s): Mercator
  • Research Topic(s): Credit
In this research note, Mercator examines the various roles performed by companies involved in merchant payment acquiring and categorizes acquirers within seven basic business models. We discuss the traditional notion of "acquirer," and offer a b...
Prepaid Cards & the Incentives Market: Challenges of Bringing a High Value Feature Rich Product into an Already Complex Market

Prepaid Cards & the Incentives Market: Challenges of Bringing a High Value Feature Rich Product into an Already Complex Market

  • Javelin Report
  • Date: January 20, 2009
  • Author(s): Mercator
  • Research Topic(s): Prepaid
Boston, MAJanuary 2009