Service Description
Prepaid represents a fast growing segment of card-based payments, supporting numerous vertical markets. Mercator Advisory Group is recognized as the premier industry thought leader in this “pay-in-advance” payment type having established a unique benchmark in this space.
The Prepaid Advisory Service researches 25 different prepaid market segments, which include solutions that are implemented on branded card, closed-loop, and the electronic benefits transfer (EBT) networks. Benchmarks measuring the growth of all 27 market segments have been performed annually since 2003.
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
Canadian Prepaid Market: Rapid Growth and Developing Opportunities
In-Depth Report / Laura Handly / April 2022
Prepaid Cards Break Through Conventional Restrictions and Now Behave Like Traditional Credit and Debit Cards
Viewpoint / Jordan Hirschfield, Laura Handly / March 2022
Digital Gaming: Expanding Prepaid Opportunities
Viewpoint / Laura Handly / February 2022
The PaaS Value Chain: Enabling Disruptive Payments
Viewpoint / Tim Sloane / January 2022
Greenfield Opportunities to Serve the Banking Needs of Kids
Viewpoint / Sarah Grotta / December 2021
Prepaid Mobile Phone Market 2021: Key Trends and Use Cases
Viewpoint / Laura Handly / December 2021
Commercial Prepaid: U.S. Closed-Loop Market Review and Forecast, 2020-2025
In-Depth Report / David Nelyubin / December 2021
2022 Outlook: Prepaid
Viewpoint / Laura Handly / November 2021
Gift Card Fraud: Trends and Mitigation
Viewpoint / Laura Handly / November 2021
18th Annual U.S. Open-Loop Prepaid Cards Market Forecasts, 2021–2025
In-Depth Report / David Nelyubin / November 2021
18th Annual U.S. Closed-Loop Prepaid Cards Market Forecasts, 2020-2025
In-Depth Report / David Nelyubin / September 2021
International Prepaid Market Developments and Growth Trends
In-Depth Report / Laura Handly / September 2021
Necessity as the Mother of Invention: Prepaid Cards Find New Use Cases in the COVID-19 Pandemic
Viewpoint / Laura Handly / July 2021
The U.S. Population of Unbanked Individuals is Shrinking
In-Depth Report / Sarah Grotta / April 2021
2021 Outlook: U.S. Payments
Viewpoint / Mercator Research Team / April 2021
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