Mercator Advisory Group provides research and advisory services for the consumer payments industry. We are exclusively focused on the impact of technology on business process. We provide analyst reports, presentations, consulting and other services in support of strategic marketing and technology initiatives.

MERCATOR ADVISORY GROUP is the leading independent research and advisory services firm exclusively focused on the banking and payments industry.


		Prepaid Market Forecasts to 2011


		Financial Supply Chain, Payment Opportunities for Innovative Banks


		The State and Evolution of the European Acquiring Market


		Text Messaging and Mobilizing Prepaid Financial Services: You Can't Beat Ubiquity


		Fraud to the Left of Me, Risk to the Right


		Big Bank Mergers, the Payments Industry and the Dark, Dire Economy


		Loyalty & Rewards Bank Retention Strategy


		Re-examining Debit Rewards at the Top Fifty Banks


		5th Annual Prepaid Closed-loop Market Assessment


		Credit Card Rewards Programs 2008: Trends, Challenges, and the Demand of Innovation


		The ACH Network: The Bedrock of Alternative Payments


		Credit Card Issuer Fraud Management: From Technology Inside To People Inside


		Electronic Bill Pay: Niche Opportunities Still Abound


		September Really is the Beginning of the Fall: The Darkest Economic Days are Still Ahead


		5th Annual Network Branded Prepaid Market Assessment


		Driving Consumers Toward Mobile Money Services: Lessons from South Africa, the Philippines, and Kenya


		Merchant Funded Discount Networks: Adding to the Payments Value Chain

"Survey's of financial services customers find that while 75% of respondents say they are "satisfied," only 34% relate they are truly loyal to their banks. Loyalty and rewards programs successfully drive accountholder satisfaction, account longevity and increased per-account profitability."

Sarsha Adrian
Senior Analyst, Corporate Banking Advisory Services