What's New

• Supplement to the original Consumer Payments Research Reference Guide
  Focuses mainly on studies by organizations conducting public policy research on consumer payments topics.  The original Guide focused primarily on payments research conducted by private sector companies. The Supplement will be incorporated into the original Guide with the next revision.  Last Updated:  04/18/08.
  
  
• Emerging Payments — The Changing Landscape
  Presentation by Marianne Crowe, Vice President, Emerging Payments Research Group, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, to the Maine Association of Community Banks on April 15, 2008 and to the New Hampshire Community Bankers Association on April 17, 2008.
  
  
• The Outlook for Contactless Payments
  Presentation by Nasreen Quibria, Senior Payments Industry Consultant, Emerging Payments Research Group, RFID Security Workshop at John's Hopkins University, January 22-23, 2008
  

• Who's Who in Consumer Payments Research? An Overview of Industry Payments Research Companies
  by Margaret Carten and Nasreen Quibria
  
  
• Consumer Behavior and Payment Choice: 2006 Conference Summary
  Public Policy Discussion Paper 07-4 by Margaret Carten, Dan Littman, Scott Schuh, and Joanna Stavins
  
  
• The Role of Payment Characteristics in Consumer Payment Choice
  Presentation by Scott Schuh, Senior Economist and Policy Advisor, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, NACHA CEBP Meeting, May 22, 2007
  

About EPRG

The EPRG is a multidisciplinary team of senior payments professionals and economists, both full-time and part-time, who work together to research, understand and educate key stakeholders on consumer payment behaviors and their impacts on the payment system.

The team conducts quantitative and qualitative research and analysis of consumer payment behavior data and related risks, based on conference findings, literature research, survey data, and developing partnerships with private and academic sectors; and keeps abreast of trends in the mobile commerce and RFID payments venues.

The mission of the EPRG is to perform research and analysis and provide a forum for information exchange, education and dialogue on emerging issues in payments from the consumer perspective, emphasizing cross-functional collaboration, and building broader expertise in consumer payments.