American Express has introduced Text MYAMEX - a new mobile service that allows American Express cardholders to learn their account balance on the run. See the FAQ.

Yodlee has announced that Yodlee PayToday – Yodlee’s expedited payments solution – is now available as a revenue generating addition to any financial institution’s online banking website. According to Yodlee, "with Yodlee PayToday, financial institutions can take immediate advantage of the opportunity to generate new fee revenue by offering their customers the convenience of guaranteed, same-day electronic payments to hundreds of national and regional billers across multiple biller categories, including: credit cards, mortgage, auto finance, insurance, utilities, cable and wireless." READ MORE »

In an article titled "Man Behind MasterCard's 100-Terabyte Data Warehouse" in CIO Magazine, Thomas Wallgum interviews Rob Reeg, president of MasterCard's Global Technology and Operations. "Thomas Wailgum talked to Reeg about his biggest worries, how his credit-card data got compromised, and just how "Priceless" his IT staff is."

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