Service Description
The complexity of payment acceptance for merchants continues to grow as fintech companies arm consumers with new ways to pay for goods and services. Navigating these options becomes even more complex within a framework of fraud and loss prevention tools, fees, and regulatory requirements, all overlaid across diverse geographic regions and currencies.
Mercator thought leadership on these topics provides clarity and insight that helps merchants get beyond the marketing buzz to understand what’s best for their specific business environment.
Conversely, payment service providers of all types, both legacy processors and fintech disruptors, leverage Mercator research for clarity on the products and services that merchants want the most.
Membership Deliverables
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- Unlimited analyst inquiries within subscribed service areas
- 5 to 15 hours of firm-wide analyst inquiries
- Access to a minimum of 17 new research documents each year
- Access to full back library
of research documents - 7 user IDs to access research reports – per service area.
- Scheduled video and/or teleconferences with analysts
- Presentation/Consulting Days
Service Director
Contributing Analyst
Contributing Analyst
Documents
Unattended Commerce: The Store of the Future?
In-Depth Report / Don Apgar / June 2022
Russian Credit Cards Will Lose Relevance as Their Economy Tumbles
Viewpoint / Brian Riley / May 2022
Smart Point-of-Sale Terminals: A Rapid Transformation of Payments Acceptance
In-Depth Report / Shreyas Shaktikumar / April 2022
How Payments Can Drive Better Loyalty and Rewards Programs
In-Depth Report / Don Apgar / April 2022
Payment Facilitation: What You Need to Know
Viewpoint / Don Apgar / February 2022
Alternative Acquiring: The Evolution of Merchant Acquiring in the 21st Century
In-Depth Report / Shreyas Shaktikumar / January 2022
A Guide to Payments Orchestration
In-Depth Report / Don Apgar / December 2021
Credit Surcharging and Cash Discounting: Approaches to Managing Processing Costs
In-Depth Report / Laura Handly / December 2021
2022 Outlook: Merchant Services
Viewpoint / Don Apgar / November 2021
Chargebacks: Increases in Credit Card Disputes Threaten Merchant Profitability
In-Depth Report / Don Apgar, Shreyas Shaktikumar / November 2021
Autonomous Vehicles, Connected Vehicles, and Their Impact on Payments
In-Depth Report / Don Apgar / October 2021
Acquirer Market Spotlight: Sports and E-sports Betting
Viewpoint / Rachel Gore / September 2021
Buy Now, Pay Later: Sales or Cost Driver?
Viewpoint / Don Apgar / August 2021
Lifestyle Commerce Drives Expanding Mobile Sales Channel For Merchants
In-Depth Report / Raymond Pucci / July 2021
Online Grocery: Grocers Meet the Challenge of Digital Demand, but Can They Do It at a Reasonable Cost?
In-Depth Report / Raymond Pucci / May 2021
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