Jordan McKee
Principal Analyst, Payments | Boston, MABiography
Jordan McKee is a Principal Analyst leading 451 Research’s coverage of the payments ecosystem. He focuses on digital transformation across the commerce value chain, with an emphasis on the major trends impacting payment networks, issuing and acquiring banks, payment processors and point-of-sale providers. His research helps vendors and enterprises assess the key implications of emerging technologies driving the digitization of the end-to-end shopping journey.
Jordan joined 451 Research with the company's acquisition of mobility research firm Yankee Group in 2013. Before joining 451 Research, he worked at OnProcess Technology, helping telecom and financial services businesses improve their customer experience and service supply chain strategies. Prior to this, he was a member of FM Global’s internal market research unit, analyzing trends in the insurance sector.
Jordan is frequently engaged by the media to share his insights on the payments ecosystem. He has been quoted in The Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Forbes, TIME, Businessweek and The Financial Times, and has appeared on radio and television interviews with the Associated Press and CBS. McKee is a regular speaker at client and industry events and has delivered keynotes and moderated panels at SXSW, Money20/20, Interop and ETA TRANSACT. Additionally, Jordan is a judge for the GSMA's Global Mobile Awards and SIIA CODiE Awards.
Jordan holds a bachelor's degree with a concentration in marketing from Bryant University.
Geographic Coverage
Global
Recent Research from Jordan McKee
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Money20/20 preview: five payments trends to watch for
The event's growth and diversification over the years has made separating signal from noise an increasingly challenging task for those with interests specific to the payments ecosystem. Here we offer our view on the major trends we expect to be on display at the show to provide a view into the big topics worth monitoring.
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GoCardless looks to unify access to the fragmented landscape of direct debit schemes
The vendor is building a network that unifies and simplifies access to the fragmented global landscape of direct debit payment systems. Because of its strong momentum in the UK, GoCardless could be in a position to broaden its geographical footprint and delve further into the enterprise market.
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Alipay looks to expand retail footprint outside of China with Adyen partnership
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Q2's CardSwap looks to help issuers drive top-of-wallet in digital commerce
More merchants are leveraging card-on-file databases to provide their customers with fast and easy digital checkout experiences. Q2ebanking has introduced CardSwap to help financial institutions address challenges this trend poses to their top-of-wallet strategies.
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FitPay targets wearable OEMs for contactless payment integration
As wearable OEMs seek to increase device utilization and differentiation, adding contactless payment capabilities is emerging as an attractive strategy. FitPay caters to this growing market opportunity by providing a Visa- and Mastercard-certified platform that provides OEMs with an onramp to integrate payment functionality into their devices.
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