Cash Usage: Trends and Opportunities Webinar Hosted by Mercator Advisory Group

MAYNARD, Mass. - March 21, 2013 - PRLog -- Cash Usage: Trends and Opportunities Webinar Hosted by Mercator Advisory Group

Webinar examines how consumers view cash, cash acceptance, and how moving cash transactions to e-money represents new income opportunities for traditional and emerging financial services companies and institutions.

Cash Usage: Trends and Opportunities
Presenter: Patricia Hewitt, Director, Debit Advisory Service
Date and Time: April 8, 2013 at 1 p.m.  (Eastern Daylight Time)
Mercator Advisory Group Member-Only Post Webinar Q&A Session:
1 p.m. to 1:20 p.m. (call in number provided upon registration)

Register at Mercator Advisory Group (www.mercatoradvisorygroup.com) / Event Registration  

Overview:
Cash is the most pervasive, and ancient, form of consumer payment which presents unique barriers to the electronic payments industry wanting to dig deeper into consumer paper transactions. This webinar will share the results of recent research in the areas of cash usage, cost of acceptance comparisons, and the opportunity market segments available to developers who want to transform cash into e-money.

One hour webinar agenda includes:

• A discussion of recent central bank research into cost of acceptance pertaining to cash payments as compared to electronic payments.

• An estimation of the current value of consumer cash payments in the United States and future trending.

• Results of analysis of consumers surveys designed to uncover cash drivers and how the market can address consumer needs for cash replacement products.

Members (Complimentary)          
Webinars are complimentary to Mercator Advisory Group members that register. After registering, members will receive a WebEx email confirming registration and providing presentation access instructions and a unique password for the event.

In addition, a 20 minute membership call will immediately follow the webinar allowing members to speak directly with Hewitt regarding the presentation.

Non-Members (Fee)
The webinar fee for non-members is $95. Following registration, Mercator Advisory Group will contact you to confirm registration and process payment. All major credit cards are accepted.
Media
Members of the press/media interested in participating in the webinar can contact Catherine  
McDonald, Communications Director at: cmcdonald@mercatoradvisorygroup.com for media credentials for this online event.

About Mercator Advisory Group Webinars
Webinars are live, hour long audio conferences incorporating a simultaneous WebEx slide presentation by a Mercator Advisory Group analyst. Time is reserved at the end of each teleconference for questions and answers.