Business Week's Robbie Vorhaus takes a look at building a business using credit cards as a financing source.

Knowledge@Wharton takes a look at Hispanic banking in the US.

Lundquist Consulting reports that consumer bankruptcy filings in the first six months of 2004 have declined 3 per cent as compared to the first six months of 2003. The largest decline took place in California where filings decreased 11.8 percent over 2003.

Oberthus Card Systems has announced its ID-One 64K dual interface contact and contactless smart card has received FIPS 140-2 Level 3 certifcation, qualifying it to compete globally for e-passport contracts.

PayPal has been emailing members regarding procedures they should follow for submitting claims related to the recent settlement by PayPal of a class action lawsuit.   » Continue Reading

Earlier this month, the FDIC released a white paper as part of its Future of Banking series looking at limited-purpose banks (PDF) including credit card banks.

The Star reports on a mobile commerce solution developed by Cassis Services working with SK Telecom.

Thomas Simonis writes in India's Financial Express on other applications for smart cards -- particularly related to health care and transportation.