United States Merchant Acquirers Confront Disruptive Payments Industry Forces, 2019 Report

Dublin, Feb. 20, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "U.S. Merchant Acquirers Confront Disruptive Payments Industry Forces" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.

Changing competitive dynamics are the new normal within the U.S. payments industry. Increasing disruptive forces and new entrants present strategic threats to traditional merchant acquirers. A new research report, U.S. Merchant Acquirers Confront Disruptive Payments Industry Forces, discusses major factors impacting the industry's long-time players. Additionally, the report profiles leading merchant acquirers and estimates their U.S. market share.

Incumbent merchant acquirers have not been oblivious to changes taking place within their segment of the U.S. payments ecosystem. Most have been offering more added-value services in recent years as well as actively pursuing mergers and acquisitions. But now, rapidly evolving consumer shopping behavior, and growth of e-commerce and mobile payments methods, have become game-changers, forcing traditional acquirers to take action or be left behind, commented the author of this report.

Highlights of this research report include:

• Disruptive forces facing merchant acquirers
• Expanding merchant business needs
• New opportunities appearing in the payments landscape
• Leading merchant acquirer competitive summaries
• Comparative market positioning

Key Topics Covered:

Executive Summary

Payments Industry Dynamics are Changing

• Rapid Consolidation Within the Ranks of Merchant Acquirers
• Merchant Needs are Shifting to Value-Added Services

Disruptive Forces Facing Merchant Acquirers

• Global Trends Pushing Down Transaction Fees
• Alternative Payments and Fintechs Can Change the Rules of Competition
• Gateways and E-Commerce
• Mobile POS (mPOS) Gives Small Business Another Option

Incumbent Acquirers Leverage New Opportunities

• In-Store Retail is Not Dead
• Finding Technology Partners to Drive New Markets
• International Markets

Estimated U.S. Market Share

Competitive Summaries: Market Leaders

• First Data
• WorldPay
• Chase Merchant Services
• Elavon
• Global Payments
• TSYS

Comparative Market Positioning

Conclusions and Implications

References

• Related Research
• Endnotes

Companies Mentioned

• Adyen
• Affirm
• Amazon
• Bank of America
• Best Buy
• BlueSnap
• CardFree
• Checkout.com
• Citibank
• BBVA Compass
• Early Warning
• Elavon
• First Data
• Fiserv
• Global Payments
• Home Depot
• Klarna
• Lowe's
• Macy's
• Mastercard
• PayPal
• Paysafe
• PNC Bank
• Poynt
• Santander
• ShopKeep
• Square
• Stripe
• SunTrust
• Target
• TSYS
• US Bank
• Verifone
• Visa
• Walmart
• Wells Fargo
• Worldpay

For more information about this report visit https://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/vfvw8x/united_states?w=12

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