Javelin Strategy & Research is announcing a new study titled "2008 Expedited Payments Forecast: Banks Must Add Expedited Payments Now or Lose $5 Billion in Fees to Billers." According to Javelin, "the study finds that financial institutions must incorporate expedited payments now or risk losing $5 billion in fees to third party billers." READ MORE »

41st Parameter has announced the availability of FraudNet 3.0, allowing fraud investigators to be more effective through multiple dynamic fraud investigation tools and hundreds of risk engine rules in one place, including time sensitive fraud alerts. Coupled with 41st Parameters' tagless PCPrint Device ID technology, FraudNet helps companies quickly and efficiently identify fraud and fraud rings across multiple channels, reduce fraud losses and chargebacks and improve productivity. READ MORE »

Dave Birch's latest Digital Money Forum podcast is a classic. Dave interviews Rover van Mierlo, Director Central Logistics and Innovation of Schuitema NV, the second largest retailer in The Netherlands, about a six month NFC mobile payments trial recently concluded at the C1000 supermarkets.

The trial went beautifully - what's not to like about 98% positive customer satisfaction? But, the reality is that moving from pilot to production deployment is stalled - because the mobile operators, handset suppliers, and banks can't agree among themselves how to bring NFC mobile payments to market. Mierlo works for a major retailer who's itching to deploy NFC - but can't.

Capital One Bank has announced it has introduced a Rewards Checking account that "allows customers to easily earn rewards for everyday banking activities." READ MORE »

First Community Credit Union (Chesterfield, MO) has announced the introduction of unembossed, flat-panel Visa debit cards that will be issued immediately to members upon opening a personal checking account. Partnering with Dynamic Card Solutions (DCS), a developer of instant issuance and PIN selection solutions, First Community is the one of the first credit unions to implement such a program. READ MORE »

Bill Me Later has announced that Fujitsu Computer Systems Corporation has made Bill Me Later Business available to businesses that purchase Fujitsu LifeBook notebooks and tablet PCs, Stylistic slates and mobile computing accessories on www.shopfujitsu.com and through the company’s 1-800-FUJITSU sales center. READ MORE »

TransUnion.com has announced the results of its analysis of trends in the credit card lending industry for the second quarter of 2008. The report is part of an ongoing series of quarterly consumer lending sector analyses focusing on credit card, auto loan and mortgage data that may be found on TransUnion's Web site. READ MORE »

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• Misys Teams With Dovetail to Provide a SEPA Direct Debit Solution and With HCL to Modernise Banks' Legacy Payments and Messaging Systems
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