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• MasterCard Survey: 'Tis the Season of the Smart Shopper - MasterCard has released a new survey finding that nearly one third of Americans (29%) plan to seek out bargains more this year than they did last year when shopping for the holidays. "Findings show that Americans will shop smarter this year by using a variety of cost-saving strategies and shifting spend towards practical gifts, such as gift certificates or gift cards."
• Headline News - November 20, 2008 - New Mercator Advisory Group Report: Prepaid Market Forecasts to 2011 Digital Transactions: PayPal’s Chief Proposes Direct Links Between Banks And PayPal U.S. Consumers Planning Dramatic Shifts in Personal Spending, According to L.E.K. Consulting Study PayPartners to Provide Its Pay Card Services to Mobile FarmWare LLC Former Banker Makes Millions Inventing Baby Dolls Bill Me Later Fast Tracks Holiday Shopping with Cool Gifts and Hot Deals NYTimes.com: Online Sites Are Waging Preholiday Price Wars InformationWeek: Cell Phones As Wallets One Step Closer The Boston Globe: Gift cards seen as no holiday bargain in tough times Vesdia: Reward Card Incentives Expected to...
• New Jobs Posted on PaymentsJobs.com - Several new job openings have recently been posted on our PaymentsJobs.com website: Director of Network Association Compliance - First Data Corp. - Englewood, CO Sr. Manager Global Payment Platforms - Apple Inc. - Cupertino, CA Merchant Market Development Manager - Maritz Holdings - Location Open Hiring? Do you have job openings for payments professionals? Post your openings on PaymentsJobs.com!
• A Look at Twitpay - On Web Worker Daily, Mike Gunderloy takes a look at Twitpay, described as "a simple way to send payments via Twitter." A Twitpay account is funded via PayPal in amounts between $10 and $49.99. Twitpay's FAQ page says that the service was created by a team at the Atlanta Startup Weekend.
• PayPal's Global Selling Guide for Ecommerce Merchants - Eddie Davis writes on the PayPal Blog about PayPal's new Global Selling Guide for ecommerce merchants. "The guide includes information on the unique holiday customs of 17 nations and tips on a variety of topics including shipping, payments, customs, and tax considerations."
• Barclaycard Opens New Office in Long Island City, New York - Barclaycard, the credit card division of Barclays PLC, has announced that it is expanding its global operations by opening a new administrative office in Long Island City, New York. The company says it plans to hire more than 200 employees for the new location within the next 12 months and that the new office will primarily focus on credit risk with additional corporate finance and market analytics functions. It will support Barclaycard’s operations globally including its U.S. business headquartered in Wilmington, Delaware.
• Online Payment Options in the UK - ShopSpree in the UK says its completed research on over 400 online shops in the UK and identified the payment types accepted. Here's a summary of their findings.
• An Update on MasterCard's Mobile Partner Program - MasterCard has issued a press release updating the activities of its Mobile Partner Program launched in 2007 and reporting that more than 30 companies have joined the program. "The MasterCard Mobile Partner Program is a global online resource center designed to foster knowledge-sharing, manage document distribution, track product implementations and evaluate partnership opportunities within the mobile industry."
• ClairMail Chosen by PNC to Enhance Mobile Banking Services - ClairMail has announced that PNC Financial Services Group has expanded its mobile banking services by integrating ClairMail's mobile banking solution. Separately, ClairMail announced that its bank customers have seen "upwards of 25 percent adoption by online banking consumers."
• Headline News - November 19, 2008 - Giving Tree's Visa(R) Gift Card Helps Nonprofits During Holiday Downturn Mobile Banking Now Part of Diebold's Total Outsourcing Solution CashEdge Reports Strong Market Traction With New Consumer Third Party Transfers Module Winn-Dixie To Offer nFinanSe Discover(R) Network Reloadable Prepaid Cards Former PayPal Executive Tyler Hoffman Joins richrelevance as VP of Sales PRWeek US: 'Consumer Reports' push takes on credit card debt APACS: Specialist UK police unit scoops prestigious international award Accertify Announces More Customer Wins Etronics Launches eBillme in Spanish Extending Cash Checkout to More Online Shoppers Litle & Co. and CardinalCommerce Join Forces to Offer Merchants Bill Me Later(R)...