Mercator Insights

Blogs are good…if they make you think. Similarly, relationships particularly in the case of business relationships are good if they...

In the past few days, India and Nigeria both announced significant financial inclusion initiatives which, though they differ in approach,...

As Mercator Advisory Group has explained in previous research, the road to mobile payments adoption has been full of dead-ends,...

In time, every device will be smart and connected which will create new opportunities, and of course new risks especially...

Insurance company MetLife started to run a commercial last year featuring the Peanuts characters who say that life insurance ought...

As mobile payments continue to evolve, debate is growing around the security and long-term viability of Host Card Emulation (HCE)...

The ATM channel has truly become the hub for today’s self-service banking customers and members. The humble ATM has evolved...

In the past six months the cardholder account controls phenomenon has gained momentum and is set to explode. For those...

Commonly referred to as the “PayPal of China,” leading online third-party payment service provider, Alipay, has continued its expansion beyond...

A few weeks ago I covered a story for PaymentsJournal (originally published on 9to5mac.com) that indicated Amazon would be releasing...