Wells Fargo Financial National Bank, a subsidiary of Wells Fargo & Company, has launched a new revolving consumer credit card program for the jewelry industry called Wells Fargo Jewelry Advantage. The new credit card program offers "jewelry retailers prompt, automated decisions and easy-to-use online processing and reporting." READ MORE »

PayPal has announced results of a survey finding that "more than half of the parents surveyed said they will wait for sales before buying for their teens this fall. Forty percent will give their teens a budget and let them decide how to spend the money while only eight percent of parents said they will buy their teens whatever they want. In order to help parents and kids find clothing and supplies that fit their budgets, PayPal has launched a back-to-school Web site with the season’s hottest deals and styles. READ MORE »

On the PayPal Blog, Jim Hunt, senior director of PayPal merchant services, discusses a series of webinars he'll be hosting along with analysts from JupiterResearch during August - Wednesdays at 11 AM Pacific. They'll be discussing issues facing e-commerce companies and best practices for building a successful business on the web.

Heartland Payment Systems has announced it has integrated alphanumeric remittance ID tagging into its remote deposit capture solution – making it even easier for businesses to efficiently handle check payments. READ MORE »

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We have received news of the following recent management changes:

• Rebecca Kalogeris has been named head of Product Marketing at eCommLink. Cathryn Kennedy has been named Controller at eCommLink.