Retailers cry foul over relaxed rules for Visa, MasterCard (The Canadian Press via Yahoo! Canada News)
TORONTO - Canada's credit card industry is overwhelmingly dominated by giants Visa and MasterCard, and a new federal policy that would allow banks to offer both brands will do nothing to change that, two national business associations said Tuesday.

Brown to target 'irresponsible' credit card firms (Guardian Unlimited)
Credit card companies were on a collision course with Gordon Brown last night after they rejected calls to reduce interest rates, some as high as 69%, after last week's shock cut in the Bank of England's base rate. In a clear signal that the prime minister is determined to make credit cards the next battleground in the financial crisis, he used his monthly press conference yesterday to ...

Financing Alternatives for the Small Business Owner (MoreBusiness)
Just because the economy is tight and banks are clamping down doesn’t mean that there are no alternative business funding options for you. Here are a few financing alternatives and business funding solutions that can help you secure the funding you need for your small business to succeed.

Research and Markets: This Essential Online Retail Payments Forecast: Market Factors Square Credit Cards Against ... (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
DUBLIN, Ireland----Research and Markets has announced the addition of Javelin Strategy & Research's new report "Online Retail Payments Forecast: Market Factors Square Credit Cards Against Alternatives—Both Bank and Non-Network" to their offering.

Click here: Watching the detectives hunt identity thieves (BBC News)
As fast as detectives delete one website selling your stolen credit card details, another pops up. How do police track these online identity thieves?