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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.

 

 The State of EMV Adoption: A Global Update 
 EFT Networks: Next Generation Cycle 
 India Prepaid Market 2011 
 Consumers and Prepaid 2011: Don't Forget The Gifts 
 2012 Outlook: Banking Channels 
 Debit Advisory Service: 2012 Outlook 
 Moving Parts: EMV, NFC and Contactless Deployment in the US 
 Acquirers Dealing With Obstacles While IRS Delays Penalties on 1099-K Reporting 
 Developments in the China Prepaid Market 2011 
 The Evolution of the ATM Banking Channel 
 Consumer Prepaid Distribution Strategies 
 2012 U.S. Credit Card Outlook 
 The Next Frontier for Online Payments 
 Payment Acquiring and Merchant Services in Canada 
 The Eighth Annual Prepaid Forecast 
 Remote Deposit Capture: Consumers on the Go 
 Chip in My Pocket 
 Holidays 2011 Closed-Loop Load Forecast 
 Developments in Payment Technology 
 Rattling The Value Chain: The Effects of New Regulations on Open-Loop Prepaid Programs 


"Having now performed eight prepaid forecasts, Mercator Advisory Group has learned not to generalize about the prepaid market. GPR is not a product, it is a technology. Products designed to sell into government disbursements; Reloadable Incentives, Bank Turndown Solutions, Family Budgeting Tools, Payroll, and serving the Unbanked and Underserved, are all unique. Each product has a very different set of product requirements, go-to-market cost structures, sales cycles, and growth rates. In addition, the cost of executing a prepaid program continues to rise due to increased regulation which is occurring simultaneously with margin compression, driven by a fiercely competitive market.

Tim Sloane, vice president of Client Services, director of Mercator Advisory Group's Prepaid Advisory Service, and author of the report The Eighth Annual Prepaid Forecast.

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