Glenbrook's Carol Coye Benson attended The Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago's sold-out 2007 Payments Conference this week. The theme of this year's conference was "Competitive Forces Shaping the Payments Environment: What's Next?." Click here to read Carol's full report.   » Continue Reading

"Pointing to a recent survey that found 21 million Americans will purchase more on Mother's Day because they pay with a debit or credit card, the Electronic Payments Coalition today reaffirmed its core message that payment card options are increasingly preferred by consumers and an important part of retailer sales."   » Continue Reading

Reuters is reporting that it received a document that indicates a "group of European banks are in secret talks to set up a pan-European debit card to challenge MasterCard and Visa Europe in cross-border business."

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