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Oct 10, 2008 MERCATOR ADVISORY GROUP, INC . The ACH Network: The Bedrock of Alternative Payments Sep 18, 2008 MERCATOR ADVISORY GROUP, INC . Merchant Funded Discount Networks: Adding to the Payments Value Chain Aug 22, 2008 MERCATOR ADVISORY GROUP, INC . Driving Consumers toward Mobile Money Services: Lessons from South Africa, the Philippines, and Kenya Aug 22, 2008 MERCATOR ADVISORY GROUP, INC . 5th Annual Network Branded Prepaid Market Assessment Aug 21, 2008 MERCATOR ADVISORY GROUP, INC . Merchant Funded Discount Networks: Adding to the Payments Value Chain Aug 18, 2008 MERCATOR ADVISORY GROUP, INC . Remote Deposit Capture Supplier Review Aug 13, 2008 MERCATOR ADVISORY GROUP, INC . Self-Service Kiosks, Bill Pay and Getting It Right Jul 31, 2008 MERCATOR ADVISORY GROUP, INC . Retail Credit Cards: New Interest In An Old Topic Jul 31, 2008 MERCATOR ADVISORY GROUP, INC . Banks, Cognitive Dissonance and Underserved Consumers Jul 29, 2008 MERCATOR ADVISORY GROUP, INC . Brazilian Payment Card Market: Major Changes Ahead Jul 28, 2008 MERCATOR ADVISORY GROUP, INC . Merchant Acquiring in the United States 2008: Birth of the Perfect Storm? Jun 5, 2008 MERCATOR ADVISORY GROUP, INC . Bank Reward Programs, Customer Satisfaction and Loyalty May 30, 2008 MERCATOR ADVISORY GROUP, INC . New Report: A Reminder to Canadian Banks: More Benchmarking and Less Acquiring May 19, 2008 MERCATOR ADVISORY GROUP, INC . New Report: Industry Segmentation: Identifying High Value Niche Opportunities May 19, 2008 MERCATOR ADVISORY GROUP, INC . New Report: Top US Emerging Payment Technologies: Some Leverage for the Merchant May 19, 2008 MERCATOR ADVISORY GROUP, INC . New Report: U.K. High Court's Overdrafting Ruling: U.S. Banks Monitoring for Trans-Atlantic Impact May 19, 2008 MERCATOR ADVISORY GROUP, INC . New Report: Toward Profitability in Prepaid: Navigating a Changing Sea May 19, 2008 MERCATOR ADVISORY GROUP, INC . New Report: Mobile Payment Case Study: NTT DoCoMo's Proximity Mobile Commerce Platform May 19, 2008 MERCATOR ADVISORY GROUP, INC . New Report: India's Electronic Payments Future May 19, 2008 MERCATOR ADVISORY GROUP, INC . New Report: US Mobile Banking: Sedate Growth, Disruptive Potential Apr 8, 2008 MERCATOR ADVISORY GROUP, INC . New Report: 2007 Online Payments Market in China: Market Overview and Major Players Apr 8, 2008 MERCATOR ADVISORY GROUP, INC . New Report: Forget Older Baby Boomers: Younger Boomers Should Be the Focus of Aggressive Bank Marketing Apr 8, 2008 MERCATOR ADVISORY GROUP, INC . New Report: Testing Merchant Acceptance of Prepaid Online: Have Gift Card, Will Lift Apr 2, 2008 MERCATOR ADVISORY GROUP, INC . Improving The Accuracy of Prepaid Market Size Estimates Mar 31, 2008 MERCATOR ADVISORY GROUP, INC . New Report: Small Business Banking Changing Landscape Mar 31, 2008 MERCATOR ADVISORY GROUP, INC . New Report: Online Collections Solutions: Morphing to Intelligent Interactive Cardholder Servicing Mar 18, 2008 MERCATOR ADVISORY GROUP, INC . New Report: The Retail-ization of Corporate Banking Mar 18, 2008 MERCATOR ADVISORY GROUP, INC . New Report: US Wireless POS: Gets Up from the Table and Runs Out the Door Mar 17, 2008 MERCATOR ADVISORY GROUP, INC . New Research Note: Network Exclusivity: The Changing Direction of the Industry Mar 17, 2008 MERCATOR ADVISORY GROUP, INC . New Report: Restricted Authorization Networks: Winner Takes All Mar 5, 2008 MERCATOR ADVISORY GROUP, INC . New Report: The Evolving Landscape of Prepaid Cards in Latin America and Europe Feb 27, 2008 MERCATOR ADVISORY GROUP, INC . Five New Titles From Mercator Advisory Group Feb 22, 2008 MERCATOR ADVISORY GROUP, INC . New Research Note: Merchant Cash Advance: Industry Primer and 2008 Outlook Feb 18, 2008 MERCATOR ADVISORY GROUP, INC . New Report: Loyalty and Rewards: Welcome to the New Normal Feb 12, 2008 MERCATOR ADVISORY GROUP, INC . New Report: SEPA for Cards: Uncertainty Remains after the Deadline Feb 11, 2008 MERCATOR ADVISORY GROUP, INC . New Report: International B2B Payments: State and Future of the Marketplace Jan 30, 2008 MERCATOR ADVISORY GROUP, INC . New Report: Remote Deposit Capture for the Consumer Jan 29, 2008 MERCATOR ADVISORY GROUP, INC . Mercator Announces New Deliverable Formats Adding Notes and Viewpoints Jan 28, 2008 MERCATOR ADVISORY GROUP, INC . Mercator Advisory Group Announces Three New New Services: Prepaid, Retail Banking and Corporate Banking Dec 31, 2007 MERCATOR ADVISORY GROUP, INC . New Report: Online Security Review 2007: Better Defenses, Still Exposed Dec 31, 2007 MERCATOR ADVISORY GROUP, INC . New Report: Australian Interchange Regulation: Credit Card Issuer Effects Dec 31, 2007 MERCATOR ADVISORY GROUP, INC . New Report: Unlocking Customer Loyalty in Asia's Card Markets Dec 31, 2007 MERCATOR ADVISORY GROUP, INC . New Report: Commercial Cards and the Multinational Space: One Small Slice of the Global Commercial Payments Pie Dec 24, 2007 MERCATOR ADVISORY GROUP, INC . New Report: Mercator Advisory Group Payments Industry M&A Report - Q3 2007 Dec 19, 2007 MERCATOR ADVISORY GROUP, INC . New Report: Prepaid Distribution Opportunities Dec 14, 2007 MERCATOR ADVISORY GROUP, INC . New Report: International Transit and Payment: Finding the Contactless Breakout Strategy Dec 10, 2007 MERCATOR ADVISORY GROUP, INC . New Report: Super Premium Cards: Enhanced Products Try to Lock in Relationships Nov 20, 2007 MERCATOR ADVISORY GROUP, INC . New Report: Mobile Financial Services Security: A New Ecosystem at Risk Nov 20, 2007 MERCATOR ADVISORY GROUP, INC . New Report: Biometric Authentication Gains Momentum Nov 1, 2007 MERCATOR ADVISORY GROUP, INC . New Report: Prepaid Market Forecasts 2007-2010 Oct 30, 2007 MERCATOR ADVISORY GROUP, INC . New Report: Decoupled Debit - Let's Take a Closer Look Oct 29, 2007 MERCATOR ADVISORY GROUP, INC . New Report: Small Business Credit Card 2007 Update: Competition for Segments Intensifies Oct 25, 2007 MERCATOR ADVISORY GROUP, INC . New Report: Emerging Card Markets in East Asia-Pacific: Beyond the Horizon Oct 17, 2007 MERCATOR ADVISORY GROUP, INC . New Report: Account-Level Processing: Taking a Swipe at Payment and Loyalty Convergence Sep 30, 2007 MERCATOR ADVISORY GROUP, INC . New Report: 4th Annual Prepaid Closed Loop Market Assessment Sep 30, 2007 MERCATOR ADVISORY GROUP, INC . New Report: Mercator Advisory Group Payments Industry M&A Report - Q2 2007 Sep 25, 2007 MERCATOR ADVISORY GROUP, INC . New Report: 4th Annual Network Branded Prepaid Market Assessment Sep 20, 2007 MERCATOR ADVISORY GROUP, INC . New Report: The Global and US POS Markets: Forecasts and Futures Sep 19, 2007 MERCATOR ADVISORY GROUP, INC . New Report: Opportunities for the Public and Private Sectors in the Canadian Prepaid Market Sep 10, 2007 MERCATOR ADVISORY GROUP, INC . New Report: Non-Prime Issuing Opportunities: Setting Multiple Bars for Diverse Segments Jul 31, 2007 MERCATOR ADVISORY GROUP, INC . New Report: Business Models and Revenue Streams in Merchant Acquiring: Beyond the Monthly Residual Check Jul 31, 2007 MERCATOR ADVISORY GROUP, INC . New Report: The ATM Turns 40 - Time For a Change Jul 31, 2007 MERCATOR ADVISORY GROUP, INC . New Report: The ATM Turns 40 - Time For a Change Jul 23, 2007 MERCATOR ADVISORY GROUP, INC . New Report: Sizing Canada's Growing Card Market Jul 16, 2007 MERCATOR ADVISORY GROUP, INC . New Report: Global EMV Migration Update: Europe, Asia Pacific, and Latin America Jul 2, 2007 MERCATOR ADVISORY GROUP, INC . Mercator Advisory Group Payments Industry M&A Report - Q1 2007 Jun 27, 2007 MERCATOR ADVISORY GROUP, INC . New Report: HSA Growth Accelerates In Uncharted Waters Jun 25, 2007 MERCATOR ADVISORY GROUP, INC . New Report: Purchasing Cards, Integrated Procurement Solutions, and the Commercial Card Market Jun 21, 2007 MERCATOR ADVISORY GROUP, INC . New Report: Online and Mobile Digital Content Markets Jun 18, 2007 MERCATOR ADVISORY GROUP, INC . New Report: Global EMV Migration Update: Canada May 31, 2007 MERCATOR ADVISORY GROUP, INC . New Report: HSA-Linked Credit: Putting Dough In The HSA Doughnut Hole Apr 30, 2007 MERCATOR ADVISORY GROUP, INC . New Report: Debit Rewards at the Top Fifty Banks Apr 30, 2007 MERCATOR ADVISORY GROUP, INC . New Report: Retail Self-Checkout: Providing Options For Merchants and Consumers Apr 30, 2007 MERCATOR ADVISORY GROUP, INC . New Report: Solving the Micropayment Problem: Online and at the POS Apr 30, 2007 MERCATOR ADVISORY GROUP, INC . New Report: U.S. B2B Payments: State of the Market Apr 30, 2007 MERCATOR ADVISORY GROUP, INC . New Report: Small Credit Card Issuers: Flying Under The Radar Mar 30, 2007 MERCATOR ADVISORY GROUP, INC . New Report: Smart Cards and Healthcare Mar 30, 2007 MERCATOR ADVISORY GROUP, INC . New Report: Technology Shift Creates Opportunities For US Core Systems Mar 30, 2007 MERCATOR ADVISORY GROUP, INC . New Report: U.S. Mobile Banking and Payments: Finding the Seams, Accelerating the Pace Mar 26, 2007 MERCATOR ADVISORY GROUP, INC . New Report: Emerging Card Markets In Europe Mar 14, 2007 MERCATOR ADVISORY GROUP, INC . New Report: Credit Card Rewards: Another Day, Another Crossroads Mar 14, 2007 MERCATOR ADVISORY GROUP, INC . New Report: Mercator Advisory Group Payments Industry M&A Report - Q4 - 2006 Jan 24, 2007 MERCATOR ADVISORY GROUP, INC . New Report: Credit Card Fraud Updae: Silos Versus The Balloon Effect Jan 22, 2007 MERCATOR ADVISORY GROUP, INC . New Report: AML Update: Moving Toward The 'Total Mix' Jan 22, 2007 MERCATOR ADVISORY GROUP, INC . New Report: Commercial Capture Solutions Dec 19, 2006 MERCATOR ADVISORY GROUP, INC . New Report: EFT/ATM Network Processing Review: Purchasing Services, Building Volume Dec 14, 2006 MERCATOR ADVISORY GROUP, INC . New Report: Hungry For Adoption: Pay At Table Viewpoint and Wireless Point-Of-Sale Update Dec 13, 2006 MERCATOR ADVISORY GROUP, INC . New Report: Prepaid Market Forecasts 2006-2009 Dec 8, 2006 MERCATOR ADVISORY GROUP, INC . New Report: U.K. Credit Card Issuing: Across The Pond, But Not Out Of The Woods Nov 22, 2006 MERCATOR ADVISORY GROUP, INC . New Report: EMV Beyond Payments: The Bonus Card Case Study Nov 21, 2006 MERCATOR ADVISORY GROUP, INC . New Report: A True Test For Contactless Payments: The Market for Open-Network Transit Solutions Nov 13, 2006 MERCATOR ADVISORY GROUP, INC . New Report: Mercator Advisory Group Payments Industry M&A Report - Q3 2006 Oct 25, 2006 MERCATOR ADVISORY GROUP, INC . New Report: Third Annual Closed Prepaid Market Performance: Spend, Growth and Opportunity Oct 23, 2006 MERCATOR ADVISORY GROUP, INC . New Report: Back to The Future With Alternative and Promotional Credit Oct 12, 2006 MERCATOR ADVISORY GROUP, INC . New Report: International Prepaid Market Readiness 2006: Opportunities and Obstacles Sep 29, 2006 MERCATOR ADVISORY GROUP, INC . New Report: Third Annual Open Prepaid Market Performance: Spend, Growth and Opportunity Sep 29, 2006 MERCATOR ADVISORY GROUP, INC . New Report: Thin File and Global Credit Scoring Sep 15, 2006 MERCATOR ADVISORY GROUP, INC . New Report: The Small Business Credit Card Challenge: Capturing the Large, Messy Opportunity Sep 8, 2006 MERCATOR ADVISORY GROUP, INC . New Report: Mercator Advisory Group Payments Industry M&A Report - Q2 2006 Aug 7, 2006 MERCATOR ADVISORY GROUP, INC . New Report: Declining Credit Card Growth: A Glass Half Full Jul 31, 2006 MERCATOR ADVISORY GROUP, INC . New Report: Extending the PIN: Evaluating The Growth of EFT Networks Into New Markets Jul 26, 2006 MERCATOR ADVISORY GROUP, INC . New Report: Walk-In Bill Payment Jul 24, 2006 MERCATOR ADVISORY GROUP, INC . New Report: Countdown to SEPA: The Clock is Ticking May 31, 2006 MERCATOR ADVISORY GROUP, INC . New Report: To Steer Or Not To Steer? That's Not The Question May 31, 2006 MERCATOR ADVISORY GROUP, INC . New Report: Biometric Authentication Gains Momentum May 31, 2006 MERCATOR ADVISORY GROUP, INC . New Report: Payments Industry M&A Report - Q1, 2006 Apr 28, 2006 MERCATOR ADVISORY GROUP, INC . New Report:: Mobile Payments In The United States: SMS and NFC Implementations Enter The Market Mar 31, 2006 MERCATOR ADVISORY GROUP, INC . New Report: Predicting Mobile Payment Success In Asia Mar 31, 2006 MERCATOR ADVISORY GROUP, INC . New Report: The Canadian Credit Card Industry Feb 28, 2006 MERCATOR ADVISORY GROUP, INC . New Report: Setting Goals For Debit Reward Programs: Balancing Revenue Goals and Brand Loyalty Feb 28, 2006 MERCATOR ADVISORY GROUP, INC . New Report: Global Intiatives: Identifying Key Drivers of Smart Card Adoption Feb 28, 2006 MERCATOR ADVISORY GROUP, INC . New Report: US Smart Card Update: Contactless Emerges as a Viable Smart Card Platform Jan 31, 2006 MERCATOR ADVISORY GROUP, INC . New Report: Payments Industry M&A Report - Q4 , 2005 Jan 31, 2006 MERCATOR ADVISORY GROUP, INC . New Report: Total Transasction Security: Best Practices in Limiting Fraud Exposure Online and Offline Jan 31, 2006 MERCATOR ADVISORY GROUP, INC . New Report: New Ideas in Portfolio Analytics Dec 31, 2005 MERCATOR ADVISORY GROUP, INC . New Report: U.S. Credit Card Reward Program Review Dec 31, 2005 MERCATOR ADVISORY GROUP, INC . New Report: Online Authorization: Response To FFIEC Guidance Dec 30, 2005 MERCATOR ADVISORY GROUP, INC . New Report: Opportunities for Growth in US Credit Card Issuing Nov 30, 2005 MERCATOR ADVISORY GROUP, INC . New Report: Virtual Point of Sale Markets and Growth Nov 14, 2005 MERCATOR ADVISORY GROUP, INC . New Report: Debit Fraud Prevention Hinges on Consumer Identity Protection Nov 10, 2005 MERCATOR ADVISORY GROUP, INC . New Report: The US Small Business Credit Card Market - Update, 2005 Oct 31, 2005 MERCATOR ADVISORY GROUP, INC . New Report: Anticipating Micropayment Growth Oct 31, 2005 MERCATOR ADVISORY GROUP, INC . New Report: Mercator Advisory Group Payments Industry M&A Report - Q3 2005 Oct 19, 2005 MERCATOR ADVISORY GROUP, INC . New Report: The Strategic Implications of Virtual Point of Sale Terminals Sep 30, 2005 MERCATOR ADVISORY GROUP, INC . New Report: U.S. Private Label and Store Credit Card Market Update Sep 27, 2005 MERCATOR ADVISORY GROUP, INC . New Report: Network and Bank Rules Hamper Adoption of Biller-Direct Recurring Payments Sep 13, 2005 MERCATOR ADVISORY GROUP, INC . Prepaid Post Katrina : Lessons & Opportunities For Disaster Relief & Financial Recovery Aug 31, 2005 MERCATOR ADVISORY GROUP, INC . New Report: Core Processing and Account Management Systems Aug 31, 2005 MERCATOR ADVISORY GROUP, INC . New Report: Innovations in Online Bill Payment Aug 15, 2005 MERCATOR ADVISORY GROUP, INC . New Report: Processor Value Added Services Jul 31, 2005 MERCATOR ADVISORY GROUP, INC . New Report: Closed Prepaid Market Performance: Spend, Growth & Opportunity Jul 31, 2005 MERCATOR ADVISORY GROUP, INC . New Report: Prepaid Market Forecasts Jul 31, 2005 MERCATOR ADVISORY GROUP, INC . New Report: Mercator Advisory Group Payments Industry M&A Report - Q2 2005 Jun 30, 2005 MERCATOR ADVISORY GROUP, INC . New Report: Account Life Cycle Solutions: Scoring Solutions in Collections and Recovery Workflow Software Jun 30, 2005 MERCATOR ADVISORY GROUP, INC . New Report: Wireless POS Market Segments, Size, and Strategy Jun 30, 2005 MERCATOR ADVISORY GROUP, INC . New Report: 2005 Legal and Regulatory Review Jun 28, 2005 MERCATOR ADVISORY GROUP, INC . New Report: Open Prepaid Market Peformance: Spend, Growth and Opportunity May 27, 2005 MERCATOR ADVISORY GROUP, INC . New Report: Account Life Cycle Solutions: Scoring Solutions in Collections and Recovery May 19, 2005 MERCATOR ADVISORY GROUP, INC . New Report: The Electronification of Paper Checks: Conversion, Truncation and Other Mechanisms for Resuscitation Apr 29, 2005 MERCATOR ADVISORY GROUP, INC . New Report: Mercator Advisory Group Payments Industry M&A Report - Q1 2005 Apr 27, 2005 MERCATOR ADVISORY GROUP, INC . New Report: Improving the Effectiveness of Credit Card Websites Apr 25, 2005 MERCATOR ADVISORY GROUP, INC . New Report: Capturing the Online Customer: Current and Future Investments in Self-Service Apr 19, 2005 MERCATOR ADVISORY GROUP, INC . Mercator Advisory Group Announces New Hires Apr 5, 2005 MERCATOR ADVISORY GROUP, INC . Mercator Advisory Group Announces New Office Location Mar 30, 2005 MERCATOR ADVISORY GROUP, INC . New Report: The Prepaid Value Chain Exposed Mar 22, 2005 MERCATOR ADVISORY GROUP, INC . New Report: Anti-Money Laundering Technology Feb 28, 2005 MERCATOR ADVISORY GROUP, INC . New Report: Impact of Changing Payment Landscape on Banks Jan 31, 2005 MERCATOR ADVISORY GROUP, INC . New Report: Customer Loyalty and Retention: Systems and Vendor Review Jan 31, 2005 MERCATOR ADVISORY GROUP, INC . New Report: Guarding Precious Cargo: The Evolving Function of Compliance Initiatives (CISP/SDP/PCI) in Protecting Cardholder Data
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