Christopher Miller

Lead Analyst, Emerging Payments

Christopher helps Emerging Payments clients cut through the hype and the headlines surrounding new and emerging payments technologies.  With over a decade of experience distilling trends into priorities, Christopher’s research offers a key to prioritizing investments into “what’s next” for payments, helping financial institutions remain relevant as consumer preferences and technological capabilities continue to shift.

Christopher’s background includes times as a graduate student and college history professor focused on US Urban History in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. A fan of hiking, cycling and travel, Christopher spends his spare time working for Major League Baseball providing technical support for live game tracking activities. 

Christopher has a Bachelor of Arts degree in History from Gonzaga University and a PhD in History from Marquette University.

Latest Insights

March, 2026
Javelin Report
From the Lab to the Lead: Analyzing Successful Changes in Innovation

Enterprise innovation has moved beyond labs, demos, and culture theater into a disciplined, business-anchored capability. Based on interviews with innovation leaders across payment...

March, 2026
Data Snapshot
Consumer Use of AI Tools at Home and in the Workplace

Consumers, regardless of age, are using AI to research personal and business-related purchases. Some are even allowing AI to buy the products with no need to visit a store or websi...

February, 2026
Javelin Report
Building the Bridge to Payments: 3 Investment Trends for 2026 and Beyond

Investment in fintechs’ payment technology in 2026 is being shaped by a strong shift toward “bridging technologies” that connect legacy systems with emerging capabilities. Investor...

Events

February 24, 2025 | 09:00 AM to 05:00 PM (PST)
Hear from Christopher Miller at the Identity and Payments Summit as he unpacks how biometric authent...
September, 2024
Javelin analysts recently sat down to discuss the hottest issues in the payments industry ahead of t...
August, 2024
Join Javelin Analysts Craig Lancaster and Christopher Miller as they explore the possibilities and i...

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