Clear, a service provider of registered traveler security express lanes at U.S. airports, has announced a strategic marketing partnership with American Express enabling American Express corporate cardmembers to receive preferred pricing (14 months of membership for the price of 12) on Clear's annual membership and appointment enrollment privileges at Clear's network of off-airport city enrollment centers.

PayPal has announced its 2007 holiday promotions program offering consumers 20 percent cash-back from PayPal on holiday purchases through select merchants, a daily shopping sweepstakes, and special offers, including free shipping, from PayPal merchants.

GlobalPlatform has announced that its core device specification – also known as the GPD/STIP Specification – has been deployed in China through the Blue Bamboo H50 Terminal in the recent launch of the Beijing transit card contactless micro-payments scheme.

Dennis Reedy, CTP, managing director, Treasury Operations, Indiana University and Walt Conway, Walter Conway Associates, have written an article titled "5 Strategies to Achieve PCI Compliance" . "There are two things financial managers at every level in the organization need to understand about PCI DSS. The first is that the standard is mandatory—if you accept payment cards, you are subject to the standards. The second is that there can be significant costs if you are not compliant and your systems are breached, compromising sensitive cardholder data."

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