Jennifer Mulrean reports for MSN Money on eight mistakes that online consumers should be careful not to make.

British banks have launched a new anti-phishing website at http://www.banksafeonline.org.uk/. More in this story from The Register.

Sify.com reports on Visa International's plans to introduce new, low cost point of sale terminals in India.   » Continue Reading

AsiaTimes Online reports on smart card developments in the Asia-Pacific region.

Jeanne Ridgway of the Gannett News Service reports on the fees paid by merchants for credit and debit card acceptance.

By accepting a customer's plastic cards, merchants pay electronic transaction fees imposed by credit-debit card associations. Now some retailers are considering ways to recoup their increased operating costs, including boosting prices on their merchandise.