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MasterCard Advisors brings over a decade of financial services knowledge to understanding consumers through their transaction payment behavior. By leveraging this insight, MasterCard Advisors delivers unique insights and perspectives on issues and opportunities commonly faced in the global marketplace. Our experts overlay their knowledge with creative and sound business intelligence to uniquely get to the heart of an issue.

To communicate this heritage of progressive achievement, MasterCard has continuously demonstrated its commitment to innovation by sharing knowledge in new areas. As a result, the company's knowledge leadership is unparalleled.

MasterCard Advisors offers a vast collection of thought- provoking materials, from white papers to articles and videos, on critical business issues.

Insights and Perspectives

Creating a Debit Card Payment Habit

By Martin Bunn and Ben Colvin

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Transaction Scoring: Where Risk Meets Opportunity

By Westley Koenen and Theodore Iacobuzio

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Revenue creation and cost recovery post Durbin: The path forward for retail banking

By Ben Colvin, Michael Angus, Richard Openshaw, and Isar Ramaswami
Where Investment and Innovation will be in the 'Post' Durbin Environment

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Ladies First: Why Women Are The Key To Relationship Banking

By Nitin Sumangali
It's time to examine your relationships with women

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It's Time For Financial Institutions To Get Serious About The Mexican Remittances Business

By Christina Sommer And César Espinoza
Profit from the remittance flow from the US to Mexico

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The New Dynamic In U.S. Credit Cards

By Theodore Iacobuzio
Insights for survival in the new environment

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Maximising Value From U.K. Affluent Consumers

By Kim Purcell
Leverage the advantages of total payments relationships

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Chain Drug Review

By Andrew Mantis
Uncovering nuggets for survival in transaction data

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Innovative Strategies For Dealing With No-Longer-Profitable Consumers (U.S.)

By Theodore Iacobuzio
Innovative ideas for post-crisis profitability

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Debit Users Are Key To Bank Profitability In Colombia

By Nitin Sumangali And Christina Sommer
Drive growth through the Colombian debit card market

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Back To Basic Banking (U.S.)

By Kevin Mellyn
A fresh look at deposit and payments services

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Pop-Up Stores

By Andrew Mantis
Understanding the unique needs of pop-up store merchants

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Focus on Your Best Customers

By Patricia Foell
See your most valuable customers through a new lens

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