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• Consumer Payments Research Reference Guide
  This Reference Guide provides an overview of organizations that conduct research on consumer payments topics and is intended to serve as a resource for interested parties.  It contains information obtained from the public domain and interviews with key contacts, including references to research conducted in the last few years. This version consolidates the original (Industry) Reference Guide (Sections I-III, updated July 2008) with the Reference Guide Supplement (Sections IV-VI, updated April 2008).  Last Updated: 07/31/08
  

• The Contactless Wave: A Case Study in Transit Payments
  by Nasreen Quibria, Senior Payments Industry Consultant, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
  
  
• 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
  

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.