U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) has introduced new legislation in the US Senate "to allow large and small businesses to negotiate directly with credit card companies to reduce the interchange fees that are charged on every credit card transaction."   » Continue Reading

AT&T and Citi have announced the launch of the AT&T Universal Business Rewards Card that rewards small business owners for their purchases and also provides them with a prescription drug benefits program and an around-the-clock personal business assistant.   » Continue Reading

Dave Birch interviews John Chaplin for his latest Digital Money Forum podcast. "John has worked with a number of major companies on their European payments business and he is currently serving as European Payments Adviser to First Data International where he is heavily involved in SEPA strategy."

Google has announced that over 50 Google Checkout stores will be offering savings of $10 off purchases of $60 or more to buyers using Google Checkout through June 23rd.

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