Mercator Insights

European Union leaders recently celebrated anew agreement that would place all banks operating in the eurozoneunder a single oversight body...

As 2012 nears its end, this is a good time toreflect on emerging-technology developments from the previous 12months. With that...

Note: This blog was originally intended to be publishedin the comments section at Time Magazine's blog here: Time.com's comments sectionhad...

Since the financial crisis started, consumershave demonstrated an aversion to borrowing, and to some extent, theentire category of credit products....

I've had multiple discussions over the courseof the last few weeks that revolve around the market's propensityto adopt one or...

In preparation for the holiday shoppingseason, Facebook announced a service called Facebook Gifts. Inshort, the service enables members of the...

As banks and other financial institutionsseek ways to replace lost revenues, reduce costs, and increaseoverall efficiencies, they are discovering the...

A new company in the United Kingdom last weekannounced it will offer families the opportunity to providechildren as young as...

Recently, I had the opportunity to be on aprepaid marketing panel at SourceMedia's ATM, Debit & Prepaidshow in Phoenix, Ariz....

One might presume that as a movement, OccupyWall Street has gone underground, leaving behind a legacy for thefinancial services market...