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  • Scam using Cottrell's name Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 8:45PM"He's not in London." — Mine Shaft bartender Kris Wade Several Nevada County residents have received a scam e-mail purporting to from former Nevada City mayor Steve Cottrell, claiming he is in London and asking for money.
  • Discover to get $5M from Heartland for '08 data breach Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 8:29PMHeartland Payment Systems has agreed to pay $5 million to Discover to settle claims arising from the massive data breach disclosed by the payment processor last year.
  • Canadian major bank CIBC completes new acquisition of MasterCard portfolio Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 7:41PMThe Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC), one of the country's five major banks, announced on Wednesday that it has completed an acquisition of an approximately two billion Canadian dollars (1.92 billion U.S. dollars credit card portfolio from Citigroup's Canadian MasterCard business.
  • Tax time Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 7:35PMWest Frankfort, Ill. —
  • Thieves Target Two Tulsa Women Out For Lunch Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 6:10PMA lunch date turned scary for two women at Tulsa's Utica Square, when a thief stole one woman's purse.
  • PURCHASE OF CITI CARDS CANADA INC.'S MASTERCARD CREDIT CARD ASSETS BY CANADIAN IMPERIAL BANK OF COMMERCE IS COMPLETED Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 2:21PMThe purchase by Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce from Citi Cards Canada Inc. of a substantial portion of the assets comprising Citi Cards' Canadian MasterCard credit card business was completed today.
  • HOME PAGE Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 2:16PMHonda, Hero group divorce reports gain momentum Tuesday saw yet another round of denials from the Hero group and Honda of Japan to reports that they were parting ways. India Inc is, however, convinced that the divorce ...
  • INDUSTRY & ECONOMY Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 2:15PMENVIRONMENT: Vedanta slams brakes on Orissa project Asks L&T to suspend contract work at Lanjigarh. Work at Vedanta Aluminium's plant at Lanjigarh, Orissa, has come to a standstill, triggering unrest at the site and rendering thousands of contract ...
  • INFO-TECH Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 2:14PMTELECOMMUNICATIONS: BSNL calls fresh bids for GSM gear Chinese vendors can now participate. Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd has once again scrapped its tender for buying GSM gear and has invited fresh bids for supplying equipment to support 5.5 million ...
  • New credit card law safeguards students Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 3:59AMCredit card companies liked Michigan State University football games almost as much as their student fans.
  • Nonprofit wants protections on smart-phone payments Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 2:13AMNonprofit wants protections on smart-phone payments
  • Western Union's new CEO brings cultural knowledge Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 2:13AMOn Wednesday, Hikmet Ersek will take over as CEO of Western Union, the world's largest financial brand, with about 430,000 agent locations in 200 countries and territories. Western Union is also a significant corporate presence in Colorado, with 1,100 local employees, more than $5 billion in revenues and a market value of $10.5 billion.
  • Credit card debt falls Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 1:07AMNEW YORK - The amount consumers owed on their credit cards in this year's second quarter dropped to the lowest level in more than eight years as cardholders continued to pay off balances in the uncertain economy.
  • Taking no credit Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 12:45AMConsumer groups and retailers are slamming the credit-card companies, claiming they are gouging them with ridiculous interest rates in an attempt to recoup the costs of the new federal law, which went into full effect last week. "It's just plain usury. I believe these rates should be capped. These...
  • ARMM to deploy workers to Malaysia after Ramadan Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 6:21AMThe present administration of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) under ARMM acting Gov. Ansaruddin Alonto-Adiong is undertaking active initiatives to curb the problems of unemployment including those displaced overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in the region.
  • Families of massacred migrants couldn't pay ransom Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 2:10AMTheir families pleaded with them not to leave, fearful of the growing danger that faces migrants trekking through Mexican territory where brutal drug gangs hold sway.But the young migrants from across Latin America insisted on going. They met their ends together, among 72 migrants massacred...
  • Families of massacred migrants couldn't pay ransom Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 1:31AMREYNOSA, Mexico (AP) -- Their families pleaded with them not to leave, fearful of the growing danger that faces migrants trekking through Mexican territory where brutal drug gangs hold sway.
  • Families of massacred migrants couldn't pay ransom Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 1:14AMTheir families pleaded with them not to leave, fearful of the growing danger that faces migrants trekking through Mexican territory where brutal drug gangs hold sway. United States - Gangs - Crime and Justice - Mexico - Drug cartel
  • Related Articles... Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 9:56PMTHAT would have been her biggest (major, major) mistake. The opinion was from ABC’s Dianne Sawyer about Philippines’ bet to the recent Miss Universe pageant, Venus Raj.
  • Violence targets police, media in Mexico massacre Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 9:27PMA car explodes outside a police station, another outside a television station. A drug gang is suspected of massacring 72 migrants. A prosecutor investigating those deaths suddenly disappears.
  • Mexico Mass Killings Investigator Missing Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 3:40PMCar bomb attacks hit a police and TV station as the prosecutor investigating the drug gang suspected of slaughtering 72 migrants disappears U.S. to Halt Some Deportations Cartels Recruit at Ariz. Bars 370 Illegals Arrested in Raids Brewer Rips Report to U.N.
  • French standards hit the spot at Zinc Bistro in Cleveland Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 2:54PMIf you believe that the stereotypical Gallic restaurant must offer onion soup gratinee, escargot, moules frites, and cassoulet, welcome to Zinc Bistro, Bar, Bakery, 668 Euclid Ave., Cleveland; Its combination of mustard-tinged walls, antique posters and ceiling fans whirling over the zinc-topped part sustain an impression of a belle epoque cafe.
  • Is your phone the wallet of the future? Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 12:31AMSmartphones are central to several companies' plans to make payments--either through mobile credit-card readers or by using the phone in place of a credit card.
  • Discover the new sponsor of Orange Bowl Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 12:23AMDiscover Financial Services, a distant fourth in the credit-card industry, is raising its profile as the new title sponsor of one of college football’s most prestigious bowl games – the Orange Bowl, of course.
  • Credit card debt drops to lowest level since 2002 Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 11:47PMThe amount consumers owed on their credit cards in this year's second quarter dropped to the lowest level in more than eight years as cardholders continued to pay off balances in the uncertain economy. The average combined debt for bank-issued credit cards - like those with a MasterCard or Visa logo - fell to $4,951 in the three months ended June 30, down more than 13 percent from $5,719 in the ...
  • Dell plans new offer to keep storage firm from H-P, source says; Dow ends with first gain in five days after early ... Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 11:41PMDell plans new offer to keep storage firm from H-P, source says; Dow ends with first gain in five days after early losses.
  • Beach officials looking at man's expenses with city credit card Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 11:01PMVIRGINIA BEACH A $250 dinner for two in Washington, D.C., on New Year's Eve. Grocery store bills. Liquor tabs that sometimes outpaced the cost of the food. A former city tourism official charged those expenses on a city credit card. Reggie Stevenson ranked among the top 10 credit card spenders in Virginia Beach over the past year and a half, charging nearly $52,000 on his city Visa.
  • Fayetteville City Officials Give Tutorial On Entertainment Parking Program Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 8:19PMOfficials cleared up questions and demonstrated how the new machines work.
  • Secure card use on the rise in S. America Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 6:21PMMiami (UPI) Aug 25, 2010 Improvements in online security for credit and debit card transactions in Latin America and the Caribbean led to an upsurge in the business, figures for the year's second quarter showed. Visa Inc. reported a 21.6 percent growth in total payments volume in the region, excluding Brazil and Mexico, to reach a total of $62 billion, in the three months ending June 30 ...
  • Essay: Back in Kabul, thinking of home Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 4:24PMThe only thing missing in Afghanistan's capital city these days is hope. read more
  • Credit Card Debt Falls to Lowest Level Since 2002 Second-quarter data shows the average amount owed is $4,951. Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 4:06PMNEW YORK | The amount consumers owed on their credit cards in this year's second quarter dropped to the lowest level in more than eight years as cardholders continued to pay off balances in the uncertain economy.
  • Credit card debt drops to lowest level in 8 years Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 3:55PMNEW YORK — The amount consumers owed on their credit cards dropped to its lowest level in eight years, as cardholders continued to pay off balances in the uncertain economy. The average combined debt for bank-issued credit cards — those with a MasterCard or Visa logo — fell to $4,951 in the second quarter, down 13 [...]
  • MONEY: Credit card debt drops to lowest level in 8 years Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 3:41PMNEW YORK — The amount consumers owed on their credit cards dropped to its lowest level in eight years, as cardholders continued to pay off balances in the uncertain economy.
  • TrustCash Contracts FC Financial L.L.C. to Market TrustCash Suite of Payment Solutions Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 3:23PMATLANTA, GA--(Marketwire - August 25, 2010) - TrustCash Holdings, Inc. ("Trustcash" or the "Company") ( PINKSHEETS : TCHH ) confirms that FC Financial L.L.C., a Florida based payment solutions consultant, has been contracted to market and sell the TrustCash suite of payment solutions.
  • TrustCash Contracts FC Financial L.L.C. to Market TrustCash Suite of Payment Solutions Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 3:15PMATLANTA, GA--(Marketwire - 08/25/10) - TrustCash Holdings, Inc. ("Trustcash" or the "Company") (Pinksheets: TCHH - News ) confirms that FC Financial L.L.C., a Florida based payment solutions consultant, has been contracted to market and sell the TrustCash suite of payment solutions. FC Financial L.L.C. ( http://www.fcfpayment.com/index.html ) provides business owners ...
  • New Visa card can be used for transit, ticketing Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 3:14PM(AP:SAN FRANCISCO) Visa Inc. on Wednesday said that it has introduced a multifunction prepaid card that can be accepted for public transit fares and admission to ticketed events, as well as for general purchases from merchants.
  • US Credit Card Debt Drops Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 2:48PMAverage credit card debts declined to an 8-year low during the 2nd quarter, due to continued financial uncertainty.
  • Out of Bounds: MJ's son raps about credit cards Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 2:46PMMichael Jordan was blessed with many gifts by the Supreme Being, but musically-gifted sons were not among those treasures. You may remember Marcus Jordan, 20, as one of Michael's progeny who went a little nuts in Vegas recently, teaming with brother Jeffery to lose $50,000 or so.
  • Bank of America and Visa Working to Bring Mobile Payments to the Masses Friday, August 20, 2010 @ 4:46PMSoon, some New Yorkers will be able pay for their purchases with their smartphones rather than their credit cards. Bank of America and Visa are working together to launch a new test program that will bring digital…
  • Employment Law For Immigration Attorneys Friday, August 20, 2010 @ 3:52PMImmigration law news on visas, greencard and citizenship. Find how to get US visas, green cards and citizenship. Immigration CLE Seminars for Lawyers. Immigration Law Books for Attorneys.
  • BofA plans NYC test of smartphone payments Friday, August 20, 2010 @ 2:59PMBloomberg News - (Bloomberg) -- Bank of America Corp., the biggest U.S. lender, will start testing a system next month that lets people pay New York-area merchants through mobile phones instead of swiping plastic credit or debit cards. The service may be expanded if the test goes well, according to Michael Upton, senior vice president of emerging capabilities at Charlotte, North Carolina-based ...
  • Bank of America Plans New York Trial of Smartphone Payments Friday, August 20, 2010 @ 2:14PMBank of America Corp., the biggest U.S. lender, will start testing a system next month that lets people pay New York-area merchants through mobile phones instead of swiping plastic credit or debit cards.
  • Delphi provides customers an experience at Brickyard 400 race Thursday, August 19, 2010 @ 11:42PMDelphi recently hosted more than 70 customers for a full day of activities during the Brickyard 400 Race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on July 25, 2010.
  • MasterCard acquires DataCash for US$520mil in cash Thursday, August 19, 2010 @ 11:37PMPURCHASE, New York: MasterCard Inc. is looking to tap into the growth of online payments worldwide.
  • Data Breach Pits Police Against Processor Thursday, August 19, 2010 @ 11:18PMRetail Realities: Is Saying You're Blameless Too Early a Bad Idea? (Hint: Yes, It Is)
  • At Ground Zero, the proposed mosque is not the only controversy Thursday, August 19, 2010 @ 10:02PMAt Ground Zero, the proposed mosque is not the only controversy
  • MEXIDATA . INFO Thursday, August 19, 2010 @ 9:07PMThank you to John Podesta for that warm introduction. John is a good friend of mine, and I admire the work he’s done here at the Center for American Progress to advance the national debate on a range of important issues.
  • MEXIDATA . INFO Thursday, August 19, 2010 @ 8:36PMOn Friday, July 16, Mexico's Attorney General Arturo Chavez told journalists he had no evidence that the country's drug gangs were involved in terrorism after a deadly attack on two police cars in a northern border city.
  • $11mil spent via Visa cards on YOG opening day Thursday, August 19, 2010 @ 8:07PMMORE than US$8.3 million (S$11.2 million) was spent by international visitors here using Visa cards on the opening day of the Youth Olympic Games last Saturday.
  • YOG a boost: Visa Thursday, August 19, 2010 @ 7:18PMSINGAPORE has already struck plenty of gold at the Youth Olympic Games (YOG) with retail spending shooting up. More than US$42.5 million (S$57.6 million) was outlaid by international visitors on Visa-branded payment cards from Aug 11 to 15, a 45 per cent increase over 2009, Visa Worldwide said yesterday.