Steve Hargreaves reports for CNN Money on contactless payments.   » Continue Reading

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.   » Continue Reading

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.   » Continue Reading

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