We're asked regularly by our clients for our opinions about the state of mobile commerce. I recently spent a bit of time looking at Globe Telecom's G-Cash money transmission service -- now available in the Philippines.

Asian Banker reports on JCB's plans for cards in China.

The Merchants Payments Coalition today issued a press release applauding the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City for holding a conference on credit and debit card interchange fees later this week. The conference on interchange rates is scheduled for May 4-6 in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

The AP reports that Visa USA will end its sponsorship of the Triple Crown after this year but will enter a new five-year sponsorship of the Kentucky Derby.

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