Bank Technology News, the industry's source of technology coverage, provides critical information and analysis on the relationship between banking strategy and technology execution at financial institutions.

This monthly tabloid focuses on the players, companies and innovations that enable institutions to meet compliance guidelines and establish benchmarks by which their performance and regulatory compliance will be enhanced.

• In 2008, more than $2 trillion will be spent globally in the card-payments industry.
• Debit card transactions are predicted to reach nearly
  $180 billion in 2008, up an approximately $30 billion
  from 2007.
• Online security is a major issue - there were 88,055 unique phishing attacks in the third quarter of 2007- up 14% from the previous quarter.