ComputerWorld posted an update article today on PayPal's on-going system problems.

The Smart Card Alliance has announced a new report (for sale) titled "Logical Access Security: The Role of Smart Cards in Strong Authentication."

The Boston Consulting Group has announced a new global study that predicts "a dramatic reduction in the profitability of the payments business at many banks."

EDS has announced the election of MasterCard CIO W. Roy Dunbar to the EDS board of directors.

I just came across some recent work by Jan Ondrus and Yves Pigneur at the University of Lausanne, Switzerland that brings some new insights to an examination of the mobile payment market (PDF).

USA Technologies and AT&T Wireless have announced an agreement to offer wireless payments.

Peralte Paul reports in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution on some rethinking being done by frequent fliers about their mileage reward credit cards.