A new "green banking" study by Javelin Strategy & Research finds that 3 out of 4 consumers are still "clinging to paper statements". READ MORE »

Wells Fargo has announced it is 'offering consumers a $250 incentive for the purchase of new residential photovoltaic solar energy systems, hosting a sweepstake to encourage customers to bank online, and expanding its Wells Fargo Rewards program to include a line of eco-friendly options.' READ MORE »

Citi, the world's largest provider of credit cards, has announced the launch of its EcoSweepstakes, "a promotion to encourage customers to go paperless. Every time cardmembers enroll in one of Citi's convenient online account management services or perform eligible activities, they are automatically entered to win great green prizes, including a Brand new hybrid car or a green home makeover." READ MORE »

In an article titled 'Credit Cards' Latest Pitch: Green Benefits', Carolyn Cui writes for the Wall St. Journal about various card issuer initiatives 'designed to cash in on people's worries about global warming.'

Bank of America has announced that it has teamed with the organization Brighter Planet to "offer a credit card that helps customers reduce their contribution to climate change and invest in the development of clean, renewable energy projects."

Barclaycard Business in the UK has announced the launch of Barclaycard Business Sustain, a carbon-offset corporate charge card that will enable customers to offset carbon emissions associated with air travel.

Cooler, a new web site that enables consumers to eliminate the global warming impact of the goods and services they purchase online, has been launched by Redefining Progress, a think tank that helped design America’s most ground-breaking global warming laws and the Ecological Footprint and was supported by the David and Lucille N. Packard Foundation and the Rockefeller Brothers Foundation.

Fintura Corporation has announced the GreenPay MasterCard credit card - calling it "a new eco-friendly rewards credit card in the United States where the reward proposition goes directly toward the purchase and retirement of carbon credit offsets. The GreenPay MasterCard enables conservation-minded consumers to fight global warming with every card purchase." The card is issued by MetaBank.