Research

Network cards less affected by BNPL than private label cards, according to new report by Mercator Advisory Group.

Square’s move to acquire Afterpay for $29 billion dramatically alters the futures of the two companies as well as the BNPL industry and its competitors. Square is gaining a payment option that bolsters its seller and Cash App businesses, while A...

New report from Mercator Advisory Group evaluates the worldwide expansion of open banking initiatives, reviewing approaches taken by each country including the API standards they embrace. Some countries have focused on payments, others on data e...

Digital mortgage point of sale technology offers borrowers a comprehensive self-service experience when applying for a loan. Whether developed internally or sourced from one of more than a dozen specialty vendors, these platforms can be deployed...

The COVID-19 pandemic radically changed the way that people shopped and paid for purchases. Under these new circumstances, the U.S. prepaid market experienced significant innovation and developed new use cases for its products. As vaccines have ...

The problem isn’t spending – it's savings. Javelin data shows consumers are comfortable with day-to-day finances but struggle to save. FIs have a major opportunity to integrate savings into their digital banking value proposition and grow their ...

Mercator Advisory Group’s latest 2021 North American PaymentsInsights report provides analysis of pandemic-induced fraud trends and changing consumer payments behavior.

Savings gets the innovative makeover it deserves. Marcus and HMBradley attract digitally savvy customers with a clever framing and a select combination of metrics and tools. These neobanks use gamification to drive customers’ interaction with th...

Digital advice platforms offer a turnkey, highly extensible means of rationalizing the high-cost delivery models characteristic of bank wealth management units. Intelligence from client-driven insights enables bank advisors to work around silos ...

Generating invoices and payment acceptance are two areas that present difficulties for small businesses. For banks, this is an opportunity to offer a product to create and send customizable invoices and integrate with accounts payable and accoun...