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(9/29/00) E-Sign in E-ffect Beginning October 1st it is very important to read before you click because that is when the new E-Sign law goes into effect in the USA. Under the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, digital contracts that consumers agree to online will have the same legal status as pen-and paper contracts. -READ MORE	(9/28/00) Voice Cards Forget about PINs, fingerprints and iris scans, there may be a better way to authenticate yourself in the near future. This new payment solution verifies and authenticates customers over the Internet or cell phone by their voice using advanced biometrics technology. -READ MORE
(9/27/00) Store Card Makeover While Kmart dumps its credit card for a co-branded MasterCard, JCPenney has decided to beef up its retail credit card. JCPenney and GE Card Services unleashed a major direct mail campaign this week for the newly overhauled JCPenney card. -READ MORE	(9/26/00) Kmart MasterCard Kmart has switched the "Blue Light" on for a new MasterCard. Capital One and Kmart are hitting the mailboxes across the country with a new co-branded bank credit card. The new Kmart MasterCard combines the store card benefits with MasterCard's global acceptance. -READ MORE
(9/25/00) Chase Gift Card Big banks are finally getting into prepaid gift cards. Chase Manhattan launched the Chase MasterCard Gift Card this week. This is one of the first reloadable pre-paid cards offered by a major credit card issuer. -READ MORE	(9/22/00) VISA Buxx III The new VISA teen card has picked up another player. Ohio-based National City Corporation became the third issuer to offer the new VISA Buxx card. Two weeks ago Bank of America became the second issuer to offer the new prepaid VISA card for teenagers. -READ MORE
(9/20/00) Anita Future Citibank has unleashed a comic strip to help college students understand credit card matters. "The Adventures of Anita Future and Les Foresight" is now available via email from Citibank. -READ MORE	(9/18/00) VOI Winner "Racing With the Dolphins" by Sun-ik Kim from Korea was named as the Grand Prizewinner of the VISA Olympics of the Imagination youth art competition. The program attracted 400,000 entries from a total of 23 countries. -READ MORE
(9/15/00) First VISA Smart Cards This week marked the beginning of the migration from magnetic stripe bank credit cards to smart chip bank credit cards in the USA. VISA raised the curtain on the smart VISA card and now has a product to take on the one-year old American Express Blue Card. -READ MORE	(9/15/00) Second VISA Buxx The new prepaid VISA card for teenagers picked up a second issuer this week. Bank of America is releasing its version of VISA Buxx. The BofA VISA Buxx Card also features gift certificates redeemable at specified merchants who have joined the program. -READ MORE
(9/14/00) Hidden Rewards If you live in or travel to Europe or Latin America you might want to check out some of hidden rewards found on VISA's web site. VISA.com offers discounts on hotel stays, as well as deals on other travel and entertainment services. -READ MORE	(9/13/00) P2P Payments While there a tons of email payment systems for Internet commerce there is an easy, cheap and secure solution from a top e-bank. WingspanBank.com offers eMoneyMail for free to its customers. -READ MORE
(9/12/00) Private Parts A new level of privacy is coming to American Express cards next month. American Express is introducing Private Payments, which enables customers to purchase online without transmitting their actual card account number over the Internet. -READ MORE	(9/11/00) XXX Charges Thousands of consumer were hit with some extra card charges, the XXX kind! The FTC says a California firm bilked consumers out of $43 million by charging consumers' credit and debit cards for X-rated Internet visits they had not made and services they didn't order. -READ MORE
(9/8/00) VISA Olympic Winners Thirty-three lucky kids are going down under thanks to their imaginations. VISA International announced this week the winners of its "VISA Olympics of the Imagination" youth art competition. -READ MORE	(9/1/00) Teens Okay Teenagers spend prudently and are not cash-crazy when it comes to using payment cards. The average purchase made on prepaid teen cards is $23.88 compared to an average purchase transaction of $80.84 made on bank credit cards and $30.72 made on debit cards. -READ MORE