Industry Leader Mercator Advisory Group is a leading independent research and advisory firm focused exclusively on the payments industry, presenting a strong opportunity to position advanced analytics, benchmarking, and tailored advisory services to their clients across issuers, acquirers, processors, and technology vendors.

Expansion & Ownership Now operating under Javelin Strategy & Research through Escalent, the merged payments practice indicates a broader client base and integrated offerings, suggesting opportunities to cross-sell comprehensive payments research, market insights, and thought leadership subscriptions.

Fraud & Payments Recent research initiatives on payments fraud and installment lending reveal demand for deeper, data-driven risk intelligence and regulatory-compliance guidance, ideal for selling fraud prevention tools, risk analytics, and deployment services.

Digital Enablement Mercator’s white papers on digital account opening and recurring payments highlight interest in digital banking enablement and frictionless payment experiences, creating a channel for digital onboarding platforms, API integration, and subscription billing solutions.

SMB to Enterprise With a client base spanning large issuers, acquirers, processors, associations, and technology providers, there is potential to tailor scalable advisory engagements, custom research subscriptions, and executiveBriefs for both mid-market and enterprise clients seeking payments strategy and cost optimization.