Steve Hargreaves reports for CNN Money on contactless payments.

Reuters reports that Bill Campbell, J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.'s head of card services, is stepping down and moving into "a part-time role" within the company. Rich Srednicki, the CEO of card services, will now lead Chase's card business unit. Campbell will remain a representative of Chase on Visa's board of directors.

The Financial Services Roundtable has announced new consumer education efforts, including a new Web site to provide consumers with additional resources and accurate information on financial management and the new bankruptcy system and guidelines.

Stephen Neff, VP of Legic Identsystems, writes for Contactless News on 2006 being a boom year for the contactless smart card industry.

Here's a quick "Ask Glenbrook" question we received:

"What were the volumes of US Postal Money Orders sent last year?"

ID Analytics has announced findings from a detailed analysis of four data breaches involving approximately half a million consumer identities. The results reveal that few of the breached identities from the analysis appear to have been misused for criminal financial gain.

Note: Throughout the day, as Payments News happens, this post is updated.

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