The Scotsman reports on anti-skimming devices being deployed by Barclays Bank to protect its ATMs.

Viewpointe has announced that First Horizon and SunTrust have begun electronic check clearing through ViewPointe's ImageShare image exchange capability.

The Washington Post reports on the status of online risks -- saying they're likely to continue to grow in 2005.

"I liken the problem of online crime to the '20s and '30s, when law enforcement was still trying to figure out who all the gangsters were," said Marcus Sachs, a former White House cyber-security adviser who now directs the SANS Internet Storm Center, which monitors hacker trends.

Shannon Henry reports in the Washington Post on a recent roundtable discussion titled "What's Next in Wireless?"

The panelists agreed that one of the most interesting and potentially lucrative wireless niches will be "micropayments," finding ways to use a cell phone to pay small amounts, such as $1 or $2, for a new ring tone or a game. "That's a gigantic opportunity," said Mark Ein, founder of District-based venture capital firm Venturehouse Group.