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June 24, 2008

TowerGroup Worries about Nonbank Personal Finance Web Sites

Tags » Personal Financial Management, Security, TowerGroup

In a new report titled "The Impact of Online Personal Finance Offering: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly", TowerGroup analyst George Tubin finds the capabilities of new non-bank online personal finance web sites are of interest but raises concerns about whether the sites have "adequate fraud prevention capabilities to protect both the consumer and the bank from account takeover and identity theft."   » Continue Reading

Banks vs. Retailers - Interchange Fees

Tags » Banking Industry, Card Issuers, Interchange Fees, MasterCard, Visa

In his Washington Post column today (scroll down to the bottom of that page), Jeffrey H. Birnbaum writes about the activity in the House Judiciary Committee as it considers legislation that would "force credit card companies to reduce the fees they charge merchants." He writes about visits paid on lawmakers last week by banking industry representations.

Blockbuster Now Accepts PayPal at Blockbuster.com

Tags » ECommerce Payments, PayPal

Blockbuster has announced it is now accepting PayPal as a way to make purchases on the company's web site http://www.blockbuster.com. "To celebrate the launch of PayPal, Blockbuster is offering PayPal customers $10 cash back for signing up for a new online rental subscription at blockbuster.com. To take advantage of the cash back offer, PayPal customers should visit http://www.blockbuster.com/paypal."   » Continue Reading

American Express Anywhere Mobile Service for Blackberry's

Tags » American Express, Commercial Cards, Mobile Technology

Rearden Commerce and American Express have announced American Express Anywhere - calling it "an innovative new mobile service that enables corporate customers to manage travel details and business through their BlackBerry smartphones."   » Continue Reading

More on the Information Card Foundation

Tags » Authentication, Identity Management

The Information Card Foundation has officially launched its web site and posted its announcement press release. The founding companies say it's their goal "to advance a simpler, more secure and more open digital identity on the Internet, increasing user control over their personal information while enabling mutually beneficial digital relationships between people and businesses."   » Continue Reading

Visa Launches the Visa Business Network on Facebook

Tags » Commercial Cards, Facebook, Visa

Visa has unveiled the Visa Business Network, calling it "the first-ever application dedicated to connecting small businesses on Facebook. The Visa Business Network has been created with small businesses, for small businesses, and is a unique environment built on Facebook Platform for the small business arena."   » Continue Reading

Headline News - June 24, 2008

Tags » Payments News - Headline News

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