Mercator Advisory Group has published a new report titled "Global EMV Migration Update: Europe, Asia Pacific, and Latin America" that discusses the shift from relatively vulnerable magnetic stripe payment cards to more secure microprocessor-based smart cards in Europe, Asia Pacific, and Latin America regions. The report provides an overview of the state of the payment card market for each region, an analysis of the business case for EMV migration projects, and the progress of these projects.

2Checkout.com has announced that it has partnered with Payoneer to "provide its suppliers with the option of receiving their usual weekly payments via a prepaid MasterCard card, instead of a paper check or wire transfer."

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency has announced the launch of HelpWithMyBank.gov, a new Web site dedicated to providing answers and assistance to national bank customers.

Billeo has announced "a series of solutions which give consumers unprecedented choice and control in online bill payment. Billeo lets you pay virtually any bill online, using any payment method desired, including credit cards and debit cards. If paying by credit card, the average Billeo user can reap over 5,000 additional points per year as part of their increased card activity, allowing them to redeem points faster and at higher levels. The Billeo directory is featured by VISA, JP Morgan Chase, Wachovia, Bank of America, Wells Fargo, Target, and many others."

The Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) district has announced the BART Rider Rewards MasterCard from Chase - saying it's "the first major urban public transportation agency in the country to provide customers with a program like this."

The Merchants Payments Coalition has begun running a series of advertisements in Washington newspapers in anticipation of a hearing on interchange fees scheduled to be held Thursday by the House Judiciary Committee's Antitrust Task Force.

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