Merchant Payment Switching: Saving Money amid the Constraints

Merchant Payment Switching: Saving Money amid the Constraints

  • Javelin Report
  • Date: December 30, 2008
  • Author(s): Mercator
  • Research Topic(s): Emerging
Boston, MADecember 2008
Small Business Credit Card 2008 Update: Issuers and Customers Seek Order amid Chaos

Small Business Credit Card 2008 Update: Issuers and Customers Seek Order amid Chaos

  • Javelin Report
  • Date: December 30, 2008
  • Author(s): Mercator
  • Research Topic(s): Credit
Boston, MADecember 2008
Social Networking is the New Community Banking: When Will Banks Stake a Claim in Emerging Online Financial Communities?

Social Networking is the New Community Banking: When Will Banks Stake a Claim in Emerging Online Financial Communities?

  • Javelin Report
  • Date: December 30, 2008
  • Author(s): Mercator
Boston, MADecember 2008
Virtual Point-of-Sale: Diving in and Disappearing into the Line of Business Application

Virtual Point-of-Sale: Diving in and Disappearing into the Line of Business Application

  • Javelin Report
  • Date: December 30, 2008
  • Author(s): Mercator
  • Research Topic(s): Emerging, Global
Boston, MAJanuary 2009
Mobile Commerce and Remote Payments: Consumers and Merchants are getting it, but will they really Use It?

Mobile Commerce and Remote Payments: Consumers and Merchants are getting it, but will they really Use It?

  • Javelin Report
  • Date: December 21, 2008
  • Author(s): Mercator
  • Research Topic(s): Emerging
Boston, MADecember 2008
The Federal Reserve Moves on Card Practices: One Big Shoe Drops

The Federal Reserve Moves on Card Practices: One Big Shoe Drops

  • Impact Note
  • Date: December 21, 2008
  • Author(s): Mercator
  • Research Topic(s): Credit
The Fed's new rules present major changes that must be accommodated in issuer business practices. Issuers are not powerless, but disclosures have been strengthened. Will consumers use this added information? Will compliance become a high-visibil...
The Local ISO: Strategies for Hometown Merchant Services

The Local ISO: Strategies for Hometown Merchant Services

  • Impact Note
  • Date: December 21, 2008
  • Author(s): Mercator
  • Research Topic(s): Credit, Prepaid
While many larger providers have broadened their geographical focus as they have grown, smaller ISOs and Merchant Level Sales (MLS) agents are often limited by their local geographies. But this "limitation" is mostly just a perception of the hom...
Call Centers and the On-shoring Challenge: Building Customer Satisfaction Across Bank Contact Channels and Not Oceans

Call Centers and the On-shoring Challenge: Building Customer Satisfaction Across Bank Contact Channels and Not Oceans

  • Javelin Report
  • Date: December 16, 2008
  • Author(s): Mercator
Boston, MADecember 2008
Cross Border Payments: U.S. Bank Imperiled by Lagging Deployment of Real Time Gross Settlement Systems

Cross Border Payments: U.S. Bank Imperiled by Lagging Deployment of Real Time Gross Settlement Systems

  • Javelin Report
  • Date: December 10, 2008
  • Author(s): Mercator
Boston, MADecember 2008
Innovation Loves a Crisis - Economic Uncertainty Drives Gift Cards of all Shapes, Sizes, and Values

Innovation Loves a Crisis - Economic Uncertainty Drives Gift Cards of all Shapes, Sizes, and Values

  • Impact Note
  • Date: December 9, 2008
  • Author(s): Mercator
  • Research Topic(s): Prepaid
In a challenging economic climate, consumers are shopping with tighter budges and are aggressively seeking the best deals during these holidays. It is anticipated that this will be one of the slowest shopping seasons in decades, with declines in...