Javelin Strategy Research Articles

An Insider's Trick to Avoiding Late Fees

12:00PM 2/10/2011

Here's the scenario: You're in the elevator, or perhaps the office, when the smartphone dings (or vibrates or whatever you have it set to do). It's one of the notices you set up with your bank, where you do most of your business online. The credit card bill is due – tomorrow. Or maybe the...

Identity Theft Falls 28% in 2010

7:00PM 2/09/2011

By Danny King

Technology, Earnings

Identity thieves are claiming fewer victims, but those victims are spending a lot more time and money resolving the incidents, according to a survey by research firm Javelin Strategy & Research.

Three Ways You're Making Yourself Vulnerable to Cyber Crime

12:00PM 12/16/2010

By Jean Chatzky

Technology, Consumer Ally, Crime

Do you wear seatbelts? Avoid raw eggs? Get a flu shot? In other words, do you behave in ways aimed at protecting your safety and your overall health? Now answer this: Do you have a password on your mobile phone? Do you tell your social networking sites where you are? If so, you're not as...

Cardholders swiping debit cards more as credit card use falls

6:00AM 9/09/2010

By Sarah Coffey

Debt, Credit Cards, Credit, Biz Brief

Consumers in the U.S. are keeping their credit cards in their wallets in favor of using debit cards to avoid building up more debt, according to a new report by Javelin Strategy & Research. Key findings of the report:

Customers rely less on credit cards when buying online

9:00AM 3/10/2010

By Martha C. White

Technology, Credit, Retail

In spite of the recession, online purchases have held up remarkably well. According to a new study from Javelin Strategy & Research, Americans spent $205 billion online last year, a rise of 10.8% over 2008. What's interesting, though, is that we're relying less on credit cards to make those...