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_________________________________________________________________________ NEW IN THE BRIEFING ROOM: HEALTHCARE PAYMENTS Cutting Fraud, Slashing Waste, Saving Billions: The Case for a Healthcare Payments Network The healthcare industry is choking on paper and manual processes that clog the system with more paperwork - hiding fraud, denying basic accountability and bleeding billions of dollars per year in fraud and duplicative costs. TSYS' Trey Jinks on what the U.S. healthcare industry can learn from the global payments business. Read more To view the entire Briefing Room on Healthcare Payments, go here. TODAY'S TOP STORY HP Unveils Touch-enabled Point-of-Sale System for Retail Stores The HP ap5000 All-in-One POS System features a self-contained combination of products that removes the guesswork for retailers wanting to create a comprehensive POS hardware solution. "As the retail market recovers from economic hard times, HP has developed a broad retail product portfolio to best meet changing customer needs," said Ray Carlin, vice president, Retail Store Solutions Global Business Unit, HP.  Read more

THE LYDIAN PAYMENTS JOURNAL JANUARY 2010 Our monthly journal publishes original content from prominent thought leaders across the globe. It shapes and chronicles the industry on a spectrum of topics from policy issues such as competition, consumer protection, fees and interchange to disruptive innovation such as social lending, remittance products, and mobile commerce. NEW THIS MONTH What is Changing? Age, Economic Crises, And Shifting Patterns of Card Use by Ronald J. Mann Payment Card Interchange Fees and Merchant Service Charges - An International Comparison by Fumiko Hayashi Cooperation Models for the Development of Mobile Payment Solutions by Marc Bourreau and Marianne Verdier PCIDSS and the Legal Framework for Security: An Update on Recent Developments and Policy Directions by Edward A. Morse and Vasant Raval