Emily Achenbaum reports in the Charlotte Observer on how stolen credit cards are being used to buy gift cards -- before the credit cards themselves are reported missing.

Jenifer Nii reports in the Deseret News on 1st eTech's biometric secured data card. More information about 1st eTech is available on their web site.

Glenbrook's Russ Jones has posted a new Glenbrook research note exploring the transaction aggregation platform recently announced by Peppercoin as V2.0. READ MORE »

The July edition of the Glenbrook Flash newsletter is now available on the Glenbrook website. This edition includes coverage of Peppercoin, Blackboard, Coinstar, I-S-Cubed, Next Estate and Vindicia.

National Processing, Inc. (NPC) -- now in the process of being acquired by Bank of American -- reported earnings yesterday. In an industry that some pundits claim is "experiencing pricing pressure", NPC reported a 17% increase in revenue year over year on transaction volumes up 16% and payment dollar volume up 14-15%.

Kevin Shay reports in the Maryland Business Gazette on the increasing acceptance of card-based payments at fast food restaurants. READ MORE »