SOURCE: SourceMedia

December 10, 2007 09:00 ET

Cards&Payments Magazine Is Going Global

Monthly Publication Is Expanding Its Editorial Coverage and Circulation to Meet the Demands of a Changing Industry

NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwire - December 10, 2007) - Starting in January 2008, Cards&Payments magazine will begin covering industry topics from an international perspective. Cards&Payments, published by SourceMedia, is a monthly magazine that has covered news and developing trends in the payments industry for more than 20 years.

"We're not abandoning coverage of news and trends important to North American payments executives. Instead, we are broadening the coverage to provide the 'bigger picture' necessary for our readers to make informed strategic decisions," says Jeffrey Green, Cards&Payments Editor-in-Chief. "Our seasoned staff of writers across the globe will produce articles that incorporate the experiences of payments professionals in regions around the world. That will help our readers learn how colleagues elsewhere are attempting to solve similar payments challenges."

Cards&Payments' circulation also will expand and increase from the current 22,000 North American subscribers to 32,000 industry professionals from Europe, Asia, and the Asia/Pacific and the Middle East/Africa regions.

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About Cards&Payments and SourceMedia Inc.

Cards&Payments is a monthly publication that reports on the electronic-transactions industry. The magazine covers such topics important to senior-level executives as credit cards, debit cards, prepaid cards, emerging payments, payment acceptance, and technology, including contactless Near Field Communication payments, mobile payments, Web-based payments, and biometrics.

SourceMedia, provides market information, including news, analysis and insight, to the financial services and related industries such as accounting and technology, through its publications, industry-standard data applications, seminars and conferences.