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Follow on Google News |  Tenth Annual U.S. Prepaid Cards Market Forecasts, 2013–2016New research from Mercator Advisory Group reveals what slower growth will mean for the prepaid industry in the next four years
Research for this year’s benchmark indicates that the industry’s growth has slowed and may remain depressed when compared with the past because of ongoing economic turmoil and increased legislative and regulatory action. Mercator Advisory Group’s forecast report identifies key segments that will continue to witness a decline over the next four years as well as those that should see growth. This report reviews and forecasts load dollar volume and card volume for both open-loop and closed-loop segments. This forecast highlights the segments approaching market saturation as well as those that will continue to experience double-digit annual growth. "Having now written 10 prepaid forecasts, Mercator Advisory Group has learned not to generalize about the prepaid market. The one observation that is safe to make is that companies and consumers continue to find new uses for prepaid technology, and that will drive growth in some segments and a movement of dollars between segments," Tim Sloane, vice president of Client Services, director of Mercator Advisory Group's Prepaid Advisory Service, and coauthor of the report, comments. "In addition, the cost of operating a prepaid program continues to rise due to increased regulation while income is squeezed in this fiercely competitive market." Highlights of the report include: The current state of the U.S. economy is largely responsible for Mercator Advisory Group’s very conservative assumptions about the rate of prepaid market growth. The closed-loop prepaid market size is expected to exceed the open loop market for the foreseeable future. The growth outlook among the 27 segments covered varies widely, indicating a range of opportunities for various prepaid stakeholders. The two largest segments are likely to remain closed-loop In-Store Gift Cards and Nutrition Assistance cards, with the growing Money and Financial Services segment following. Companies mentioned in this report include: Ace Hardware, American Public Transit Association, Australia Airlines, Air New Zealand, American Express, Blackhawk Network, Discover, Facebook, Green Dot Corp., Gift Card Partners Inc., H&R Block, InComm, J.P. Morgan Chase, MasterCard, NetSpend Holdings, New York Times, Regions Bank, Retail Gift Card Association, Vantiv, Visa, Western Union Members of Mercator Advisory Group's Prepaid Advisory Service have access to this report as well as the upcoming research for the year ahead, presentations, analyst access, and other membership benefits. Please visit us online at www.mercatoradvisorygroup.com (http://r20.rs6.net/ For more information and media inquiries, please call Mercator Advisory Group's main line: (781) 419-1700, send E-mail to info@mercatoradvisorygroup.com. For free industry news, opinions, research, company information and more visit us at www.PaymentsJournal.com (http://r20.rs6.net/ Follow us on Twitter @ http://twitter.com/ About Mercator Advisory Group Mercator Advisory Group is the leading, independent research and advisory services firm exclusively focused on the payments and banking industries. We deliver pragmatic and timely research and advice designed to help our clients uncover the most lucrative opportunities to maximize revenue growth and contain costs. Our clients range from the world's largest payment issuers, acquirers, processors, merchants and associations to leading technology providers and investors. Mercator Advisory Group is also the publisher of the online payments and banking news and information portal PaymentsJournal.com. End
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