My Way News - Visa, Nokia Launch Phone Payment Project
AP reports, "Visa International and Finnish cell phone maker Nokia Corp. (NOK) jointly released the world's first credit card payment pilot system in Malaysia, allowing consumers to shop and pay using their mobile phones."

Yahoo News - PayPal Offers Text Message Payment
AP reports, "Customers of the PayPal online payment service can now use their cell phones to instantly send money, buy items or donate to charities [...] Every customer is assigned an identification number needed for each order."

The usual disclaimer applies, this is not the mark of the beast, don't be afraid of PayPal, we are just watching the trends. I feel like I need to say this, you would be would amazed at some of the e-mails I get on this subject from people afraid of commerce tech. I don't want to inspire fear, just watchfulness.

InformationWeek - Brief: Cell Phone Users Pine For Biometrics: "A survey of US cell phone users revealed that most of them want biometric protection and wireless banking transaction capability in their mobile phones. "

Compulsory identity cards promised by 2010 - IT Week
IT Week (UK) reports, "Biometric identity (ID) cards moved a step closer last week, but organisations interested in using the technology still face some uncertainty, as new legislation means the cards will remain voluntary for longer than first planned."