Data theft from government agencies, healthcare providers, financial institutions, telecoms, retailers, and social networks proved that no industry is immune from attack. JAVELIN assesses how the relationship between data breaches and...
Press Releases
Announcing 2016 JAVELIN Identity Protection Leaders: EZShield, ID Watchdog, IdentityForce, LifeLock, and TransUnion
June 8, 2016
EZShield, ID Watchdog, IdentityForce, LifeLock, and TransUnion earned top marks as identity protection leaders, according to JAVELIN.
Small Businesses Turn to Alternative Lenders
May 19, 2016
Alternative lending has sprung up during a highly favorable credit environment, carving out a market based on smarter credit decisioning, speedier access to funds, a sleek user experience, and contextual marketing. Players like OnDeck, Kabbage, and...
Half of the U.S. adult population now banks using smartphones and tablets, which is 29 million more than last year. This dramatic shift in consumers’ channel preferences puts pressure on financial institutions to innovate in the space to meet...
Motivated by opportunity and greed, fraudsters have found ripe targets in small businesses (those with less than $10 million in revenue). In 2015, fraudsters were successful in developing new approaches designed specifically for compromising...
Greenwich Associates today announced the hiring of Jacob Jegher as Senior Vice President, Banking and Head of Strategy at Javelin Strategy & Research.
Despite mobile wallets proving to be irresistible fraud targets, financial institutions (FIs) and issuers are jumping into the market and releasing their own wallet solutions. Suboptimal enrollment authentication solutions combined with poor...
Credit Card Rewards Rule Affluent Consumers Payments
April 6, 2016
In today’s post recession environment of greater regulations and tighter profit margins, attracting and retaining affluent customers is more important than ever for payment providers. JAVELIN defines affluent as anyone who reports an annual...
As consumer awareness of mobile wallets has risen dramatically, financial institutions have a perfect opportunity to stake a claim in this market. As the barriers to wallet adoption drop, and issues with merchant adoption and consumer hesitation...
JAVELIN Examines Features to Cement Gen Y's Lead in Bill Pay
February 10, 2016
Banks and credit unions are the first place that most consumers turn to handle their bill-paying chores, instead of going directly to the biller. Bill paying totals over $3.5 trillion for seven key bills, including $442 billion made on...
