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
Do State Payroll Card Laws Help or Hurt the Unbanked?
Viewpoint / C. Sue Brown / April 2020
Cryptocurrency: A New Growth Segment for Prepaid Debit Cards?
Viewpoint / C. Sue Brown / March 2020
Merchant Mobile Apps: Much More Than Payments
In-Depth Report / Raymond Pucci / February 2020
2020 Outlook: U.S. Payments
Viewpoint / Aaron McPherson / January 2020
Digital Gift Cards: U.S. Market, 2019
In-Depth Report / C. Sue Brown / January 2020
2020 Outlook: Prepaid
Viewpoint / C. Sue Brown / November 2019
16th Annual U.S. Open Loop Prepaid Cards Market Forecast, 2019–2023
In-Depth Report / C. Sue Brown / October 2019
Commercial Prepaid North America Market Review and Forecast, 2018–2023
In-Depth Report / Steve Murphy / October 2019
U.S., Canada, and U.K. Prepaid Markets: Similarities and Differences
In-Depth Report / C. Sue Brown / September 2019
Payments for Work in the U.S. Gig Economy
Viewpoint / Sarah Grotta / August 2019
The Evolution of U.S. Payroll Cards in the 21st Century
In-Depth Report / C. Sue Brown / August 2019
16th Annual U.S. Closed-Loop Prepaid Cards Market Forecasts, 2018–2022
In-Depth Report / C. Sue Brown / June 2019
The Canadian Open-Loop Prepaid Market: 2018
In-Depth Report / C. Sue Brown / June 2019
The Growing Business of U.S. Small Business Debit
Viewpoint / Sarah Grotta / April 2019
Top 10 General Purpose Reloadable Prepaid Debit Cards in the U.S. Chosen by GPR Cardholders in 2018
In-Depth Report / Mercator Research Team / March 2019
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