Andrew Reinbach, editor of Electronic Payments Week, has recently written about Prosper.com and Prosper's CEO Chris Larsen. Here's Andy's analysis - posted with permission.   » Continue Reading

David Milstead reports for the Rocky Mountain News on plans by First Data CEO Ric Duques to exercise more than 4 million stock options "that could yield profits of roughly $91 million at today's prices."

Eileen Alt Powell reports for the Associated Press on credit alerts, access to credit reports, and security freezes increasingly being used by consumers to limit access to their credit reports. She reports that credit issuers are worried about increasing use of security freezes by consumers.   » Continue Reading

For the first time since it became a separate company from Visa International, Visa Europe has published an Annual Review (PDF) for fiscal year 2005.

Patrick Driscoll reports for the San Antonio Express-News on a pilot project by Parkeon Corp. that installs new parking pay stations that accept credit cards and coins as a replacement for parking meters.   » Continue Reading

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