Join us for the Web 2.0 & Financial Services Workshop we're holding on March 19th in Santa Clara, California.

The demographic reach of Web 2.0 may surprise you – it's not just kids! Consumer buying decisions and the perception of major brands are being driven by social media's influence.

After a number of tentative forays, financial institutions are starting to use the tools and techniques of Web 2.0 more confidently. But is it too late? A number of personal finance management success stories (Mint, Wesabe, Quicken Online and a host of popular bloggers) have already gained traction - has their early success been at the expense of financial institutions?

You've got questions and in this workshop we'll provide some answers. Join Scott Loftesness and Erin McCune from Glenbrook and Mitch Muroff of Curaxian as we explore the world of Web 2.0 technologies and their impact on financial services in this one day workshop (morning plus optional afternoon sessions) on March 19th in Santa Clara. Registration is now open.

Visa Inc. CFO Bryan Pollitt presented today at the Goldman Sachs Technology and Internet Conference. A webcast and accompanying slide presentation are available online.

JP Morgan Chase is holding an Investor Day series of presentations today. The presentation slides are available online - including a presentation about Chase Card Services by Gordon Smith, Card Services CEO.

Among other things, Smith notes that home price depreciation was the biggest driver of credit losses in their credit card portfolio until mid-2008 when unemployment became a meaningful factor. He predicts that unemployment will be the primary driver of credit losses in 2009.

• CreditMattersBlog.com: Internal American Express Document Used In "$300 To Scram" Program Lays Out Procedures To Handle Customers
• Financial Crisis News Center: Banks Lose $26.2 Billion; 252 Bank on FDIC’s “Problem List”
• CreditCards.com: 'Tokenization' touted as a new way to increase credit card data security
• ChinaTechNews.com: China’s 99bill.com Teams With PayPal To Explore International Payments
• Visa Survey Finds that Parents are Primary Source for College Funding, Government Grants Second
• InternetNews: Firm Sees iPhone as Enterprise Security Token
• Virtual Worlds News: InComm Reports 200% Growth In Prepaid Card Industry
• Sen. Robert Menendez: The Importance of Focusing on Credit Card Debt
• eMarketer: Mobile Banking Zooming Ahead
• CGAP Report Finds Interest Charges, Along With Costs and Profits, Are Declining