With tonight's Academy Awards telecast, MasterCard has launched its Priceless consumer campaign that invites consumers to compete in writing the best Priceless commercial copy - to go along with the "blank" video that MasterCard's already shot.   » Continue Reading

Amy Baldwin interviews author Anya Kamenetz for the Charlotte Observer. Kamanetz, a 25-year-old Village Voice freelance writer, focused on the issues of student loan and credit card debt in her book titled "Generation Debt: Why Now Is A Terrible Time To Be Young" published last month.   » Continue Reading

David Levinsky and Jason Harris report for the Burlington County Times about consumers having money taken out of their checking accounts remotely via debit card or online banking fraud.   » Continue Reading

Emily Le Coz writes for the Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal about merchants, including Waffle House and McDonald's, moving to accept bank cards, some of the costs merchants have to absorb in the process, and the return on investment they experience as a result.   » Continue Reading

Gregg Krupa writes for The Detroit News about how churches are slowly beginning to accept contributions electronically, in addition to the traditional cash and checks in their weekly offering plates.   » Continue Reading

Maya Salam writes for the Greeley, Colorado Tribune about a "George Jetson future" of electronic money and the potential benefits of a cashless society.   » Continue Reading

The Guardian reports from the UK on how important financial services products have become to Sainsbury's and Tesco, the two big supermarket chains in the UK.   » Continue Reading

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

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