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.

Advisory Group Services:

Banking Group:

Banking Channels Advisory Service

Payments Group:

Consulting

CustomerMonitor
Survey Series

Careers

MERCATOR ADVISORY GROUP
is the leading independent research and advisory services firm exclusively focused on the payments and banking industries globally, charting the course for sustained growth and profitability.


		U.S. E-commerce: Mobile Devices and Alternative Payments Bring Retail Online


		Procure-To-Pay


		A Moment in Time


		BRIC Debit Divergence: Brazil and India


		Too Early to Call: Five Mobile Giants


		Delineating the Mobile Value Chain: A Holistic View of Mobile Payments


		Growing P-Card Programs: Engaging with Suppliers


		Measuring Reload: ACH, Cards, Cash, and Checks


		Mobile Opportunities for Closed-Loop Issuers


		The Impact of Natural Gas Fuels on Fleet Card Provider Business Model


		International Payments Innovations


		U.S. Digital Gift Card Loads to 2014: A Baseline Forecast


		Overdraft Fees


		Leveraging Marketing and Analytics in Banking


		iPad and Other Tablet Computer Use in Banking


		Consumers and ATMs: New Opportunities for the Old Channel


		Multinational Merchant Acquiring


		Japan Payments Market Update


		Third-Party Payment Processor Risk: FDIC's Guidance and Its Impact on Merchant Service Providers


		Cross-Border Online Payments

"Today's financial institutions are among the most prodigious users of data. They create, store, and use massive amounts of data, much of which is unstructured, housed in disparate systems, and replicated throughout multiple channel management systems."

Ed O'Brien, Director, Banking Channels and author of the report Leveraging Marketing and Analytics in Banking.