Mercator Insights

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...

Facebook Gifts represented an early effort to bring commerce directly into the social media experience by allowing users to purchase...

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...

Prepaid card usage continues to evolve as consumers find new ways to incorporate prepaid products into their everyday financial lives....

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

From Mercator Advisory Group's recent CustomerMonitor Seriesreport on mobile payments,Consumers and Mobile Payments- Make it Useful, it is clear to...