Research

Consumer Use of Mobile Payments Rebounds. Mercator Advisory Group survey finds that U.S. consumers’ use of mobile payments has rebounded to levels seen in 2016.

For financial institutions (FIs) and payment companies, identifying cybersecurity startups to partner with can be among the most challenging tasks inherent in network defense. Unlike large established vendors, smaller, younger firms have the agi...

Opportunity for traditional financial services technology providers and fintechs to build bridges between networks for more cohesive framework for U.S. faster paymentsMercator Advisory Group releases new research on development of faster payment...

The United States recently moved to chip technology but is it ready for contactless payments? Issuers and merchants both need each other to make the business case to upgrade to near field communication (NFC) options. The report reviews the busin...

North America prepaid commercial card spend is in the $300 billion range. Mercator Advisory Group reports that North American prepaid commercial card spending will maintain varied and generally tepid growth during the next five years.

New survey finds small businesses prefer card payments over cash as new ways to pay enter the marketplace. Latest report from Mercator Advisory Group’s annual U.S. Small Business Payments and Banking Survey series presents findings on payment a...

Nearly 140 million Americans have used mobile banking in the past 30 days. For many of them, the mobile banking app has become their primary account management tool. Just 42% of these consumers, however, believe that they can resolve most custom...

Decentralized ID and self-sovereign identity are in the works by organizations profiled in new report. New research report from Mercator Advisory Group profiles major solution providers for self-sovereign identity.

A year and a half after its highly publicized rollout, Zelle has become the standard for making person- to-person payments through financial institutions (FIs). It has forced its way onto the shortlist for near-term investments in digital bankin...

Prepaid card growth continues its strong growth in the U.S. Mercator Advisory Group survey finds that half of U.S. consumers are buying retailers’ gift cards and prepaid transit cards, mobile phone cards, and reloadable general purpose cards eac...