International Card Establishment VT Application Provides Turnkey Gift and Loyalty Programs (Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance)
International Card Establishment, Inc. (I.C.E.) today announced that its new Virtual Terminal platform allows any merchant with a computer and an internet connection to offer custom store branded Gift and Loyalty cards that utilize traditional magnetic stripe cards to his customers at a small fraction of the cost of existing Gift and Loyalty programs.

Credit crunch hits home (The Myrtle Beach Sun News)
When business owner Rhett Power got the letter from his credit card company, he couldn't believe it.

Credit-card fees squeeze profits (El Paso Times)
Greg Matthews tries to discourage customers at his East Side pharmacy from using credit cards to pay for prescriptions because transaction fees on cards cuts into his already slim profit margin.

YOUR MONEY (The Jamaica Observer)
Last week we looked at the process of setting up an Internet presence for your business. If you have a limited budget, cyberspace doesn't have to be out of your reach. With less than J$15,000, you can buy a web address, design your own website using templates, and be up and running in a short time.

Kiwi oasis in a dodgy world (Stuff)
Bank customers in Europe and the United States have been provided with blanket guarantees that their deposits are safe, as governments scramble to stabilise national financial systems.