MSNBC's Bob Sullivan asks whether the recent changes in business practices announced by a couple of the major credit card issuers go far enough - saying he envisions "war rooms full of hidden fee visionaries are right now dreaming up new ways to hit cardholders with new and even more creative tack-on charges that don't run afoul of these recent concessions."

VeriFone has launched a new payment security web site at www.secureretailpayments.com. "VeriFone developed this web site to help retailers better understand the confusing set of payment industry standards. The web site includes white papers, links to industry standards, news updates and information about VeriFone products."

Glenbrook's Bryan Derman attended yesterday’s briefing in New York by American Express on its new B2B commerce solution and had an opportunity to speak directly with a few of the executives involved. Here's his report on this new service.   » Continue Reading

Berkeley, California-based Mobile Candy Dish has announced a pilot with Marcus Theaters of a new service that allows consumers to use their mobile phones to buy movie tickets and get movie information.   » Continue Reading

Following ING Direct's general availability of it's new Electric Orange paperless checking account, Bankrate.com's Laura Bruce and Netbanker's Jim Bruene take a deeper look. Bruce notes that Electric Orange "has all the bells and whistles necessary to make a checkless account feasible for many people and, true to form, ING is sticking with its no-minimums policy to make this a free checking account."

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