Mercator Insights

Over the last two weeks, I've discussedtrends affecting the merchant acquiring space that will serve asthe core topics, among others,...

While my main reason for attending thissymposium was to moderate a panel entitled "The Evolution of theATM Banking Channel," it...

If you visit web sites that enable consumersto complain about prepaid products, you will find a litany ofissues that are...

Wells Fargo plans to roll out $7 fees onchecking accounts in six states and hasn't offered free checking tonew customers...

Last week, I discussed the first of threethemes that Mercator's merchant acquiring research will focus onover the course of the...

They did it again! American consumerscelebrated the new year, not by borrowing more on their cards, butby paying down their...

If delivering financial services to the low and moderate income(LMI) community was easy, banks would already be satisfying thatmarket without...

Bank of America is the latest bank toannounce a monthly fee for customers who use their debit cards tomake purchases....

The media has given a lot of attention toBank of America's announcement that it will begin chargingcustomers $5 a month...

Every new product announcement from Applespins up the tech blogosphere into, in some cases, paroxysms ofspeculation. It makes for entertaining...