The Sydney Morning Herald reports on ANZ's launch of the ANZ Everyday Visa Debit card, the first debit card issued by any of the big four banks in Australia.

Interestingly, ANZ is charging A$6 per month for the new debit card. Click here to see ANZ's web page on the card.

In an article titled 'The Credit-Card Catapault", Wall St. Journal writer Jane Kim reports on credit card issuers shifting larger portions of their portfolios from fixed to variable interest rates.

American Express has published its 2005 Annual Report (PDF) and its 10-K for 2005 (PDF). In his letter to shareholders in the Annual Report, Chairman and CEO Ken Chenault addressed the perception that the market for cards in the US is fully mature.   » Continue Reading

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