On the web:

• Retailers To Collaborate on Their Own Digital Wallet - Wall Street Journal
• Google Wanted to Create a Google Bucks Currency - Digital Trends
• PayPal Casts Doubt on Near Field Mobile Payments Systems - The Guardian
• LevelUp Now Seeing $1M Per Month In Transactions; Launches API - TechCrunch
• We Don't Have a Mobile Payment Problem; We Have a Mobile Shopping Problem - Wired.com
• The Cashless Society: One Man’s Quest to Survive without Bills or Coins - Slate Magazine
• UK To Get Cardless Cash Withdrawals (via Ukash) - ATM Marketplace
• Me, My Money, and My Devices - MIT Technology Review

On the wires:

• VeriFone Bringing Lottery to Card Payment Screens
• Chase and Hyatt Unveil Co-Branded Hotel Card with EMV Chip Technology
• Payment Processors Worldwide Rely on Information Builders for Customer-Facing Analytics
• SelectCore to Launch Virtual Visa Through Its Facebook Social Mobile Remittance Platform
• Oberthur Technologies Leverages Global EMV Expertise and Historical Market Presence in the US
• FiftyOne Global Ecommerce Strengthens Service to Canada with Acquisition of Borderfree
• Orange to Offer Visa Mobile Prepaid Accounts to Orange Money Customers
• PULSE Adds Issuers to Network, Expands ATM Coverage in 2011
• MasterCard Recaps Recent Mobile Payments Partnerships

On the web:

• Japan Mobile Operators Muscle in on NFC Tap-Cash - The Register
• My First Mobile Payment Experience: An Evening with Tabbedout - CreditCards.com
• Year in Review 2011: Mobile Commerce Explodes into the Mainstream - FierceMobileContent
• EU Plans Next Move as Google, Visa jostle for 'eMoney' - EurActiv

On the wires:

• Players' Fears Regarding Online Security See Ukash Increase Business by 85%
• Study Reveals Only a Quarter of Consumers Trust Facebook Storefronts to Prevent Fraud
• Future Shop and Best Buy to Offer Personalized eGift Cards in Canada
• First Bankcard Acquires $285M Card Portfolio from FIA Card Services, N.A.

On the wires:

• Vesta and Jibe Mobile Deliver Integrated Mobile Payments Application
• Banks Launch Integrated Mobile Banking Solution from First Data
• VeriFone’s VeriShield Total Protect Integrated with ISD’s Card Data Security Suite
• iSmartCheck Identifies Why Merchants Need to Add Electronic Checks to Their Payment Options
• Naked Facts Report: QR Code Use Explodes by 1200% in the Last Half of 2010

On the web:

• BAI Banking Strategies: Crossing Borders with ACH
• Bank Systems & Technology: Debit Card Fee Caps May Be No Big Deal
• Wall Street Journal: KT to Become Largest Stakeholder in BC Card in Korea
• Inside Mobile Apps: Android Opens Up More NFC Access for Developers
• RCR Wireless: DoCoMo and KT announce NFC Joint Venture in Asia/Pacific
• RFP Connect: Ukash Extends Its Presence into Brazil and Argentina
• Wall Street Journal: Chargebacks Create Small-Business Headaches
• WebProNews: PayPal Digital Goods Payment Product Released

Headline News is compiled by Glenbrook Partners:

• New Mercator Report on Top 50 Debit Card Issuers Loyalty and Rewards Programs
• Ukash, the Global e-Money Network, Chooses iovation Fraud Protection

• Bloomberg: Senate's Durbin Plans to Seek Limits on `Abusive' Prepaid Debit-Card Fees
• Sacramento Business Journal: Wells Fargo ATMs speak Russian
• Reuters: Plastic Posse: Credit Card Winners and Cards They Love
• Collections & Credit Risk: Building Credit By Paying Bills: An Alternative To Secured Cards?

Ukash has announced that it is partnering with MasterCard and will help facilitate the launch of the MasterCard rePower service in Europe - a service that allows consumers to load cash onto their MasterCard and Maestro prepaid cards at Point-of-Sale (POS) locations. READ MORE »

Ukash has announced an agreement with UATP which will make it possible for consumers to pay for flights over the Internet using cash, it was announced at the annual Airline Distribution conference today. READ MORE »

GlobalCollect has announced the integration of Ukash and paysafecard, two prepaid solutions, into its online payment platform WebCollect. According to GlobalCollect, "cash is still the only purchasing power for those who do not possess a card or a bank account such as young online shoppers. These prepaid solutions are also targeting shoppers who do not want to disclose payment details online due to fears around identity theft and security or those who desire anonymity and discretion."