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Independent Research Firm Evaluates 25 Largest Credit Card Issuers

RIVERWOODS, Ill.--(www.myCARDlab.com)--Sep. 22, 2009-- Discover ranks best in identity fraud detection among the top 25 U.S. credit card issuers in Javelin Strategy & Research’s yearly assessment of identity safety in the credit card industry.

Solutions from etouches and Worktopia, when combined with MasterCard Corporate Meeting Card, maximize meeting management efficiencies

PURCHASE, N.Y., Aug. 20 (www.myCARDlab.com) -- MasterCard Worldwide today announced strategic enhancements to its corporate meeting solutions portfolio to provide companies with greater control, efficiency and transparency around meeting planning and management. The company has partnered with two leading providers of online meeting solutions to address the needs of different stakeholders in today's fragmented corporate meetings market.

Discover's Making it Even Easier for Cardmembers to Manage their Accounts While on the Go

RIVERWOODS, Ill.--(www.myCARDlab.com)--Discover Financial Services (NYSE: DFS) today announced the launch of its Mobile Reminders, the company’s latest mobile service solution, designed to help cardmembers stay on top of their accounts and help manage debt better. This new service allows cardmembers to have more control over their finances and easier access to their Discover® Card accounts.

13-Month Low in Number of Consumers Planning Discretionary Spending Cutbacks

RIVERWOODS, Ill.--(www.myCARDlab.com)--The Discover U.S. Spending Monitor jumped a record 4.7 points in April to 84.2 (based out of 100), as the number of consumers saying the economy was getting better rose 8 points to 23 percent. In three months this number went from a Monitor low 8 percent in February to a Monitor high in April.

International Tourists’ Spending in Canada Rose Three Percent in 2008; Trend Indicates Tourism Opportunity Around 2010 Vancouver Olympics

SAN FRANCISCO--(www.myCARDlab.com)--Despite pressures on the global economy, international tourists in Canada spent US$300 million1 more with their Visa cards in 2008 than they did in 2007, according to data released today by Visa Inc. (NYSE:V).

MasterCard PayPass contactless payments continue to gain traction at merchants who look to make consumers lives easier

Monitor Record 67 Percent Give the Economy Poor Marks, as Majority of Consumers Continue Planned Discretionary Spending Cuts

Spending Will Remain Steady With Consumers Planning to Spend An Average of $86.90; Men Will Continue To Outspend Women By More Than Double

Global Network Operates 24/7

(www.myIDlab.com) - FBI.gov, Cyber crooks have become so organized and businesslike that they use online forums to advertise illegal wares, buy and sell computer viruses, and traffic in stolen identities—all for huge profits.

Besides fueling an underground criminal economy, the Internet is increasingly being exploited by terrorists and spies, the FBI’s top cyber experts said at a recent international conference on cyber security.