"Journal of Payment Systems Law" from Sheshunoff.

Sheshunoff Information Services (Austin, TX) has begun the publication of the "Journal of Payment Systems Law," a new journal that is designed to be a guide to the legal implications of conducting business under the new laws and regulations relating to payment methods. It will be published eight times a year and an annual subscription costs $377.

Articles and regular columns in the new title examine developments in the law relating to the alternative systems including person-to-person money transfer systems (PayPal, etc.), electronic benefit cards, electronic gift cards, ACH networks, point-of-sale systems, debit cards, credit cards, ATMs, paper checks, cash and electronic fund transfers as well as such related issues as privacy demands and anti-money laundering.

Content also includes information on federal and state laws and regulatory developments that affect payment systems, such as the UCC, the Electronic Funds Transfer Act and the Expedited Funds Availability (EFT) Act, limiting financial institution's exposure to fraud, forgery and hacking, and developments related to Check 21.

Recent content included articles on: SEC guidance on use of client commissions; judicial decisions governing the collection of bank checks and other payment vehicles; analysis of the legal principles under the EFT Act; federal banking regulations; and, new statutory and case law requirements affecting operations.

Related Sheshunoff information products include "Pratt's Payment Systems Library: Internet Edition," "Compliance Guide to Payment Systems: Law and Regulation" and "The Law of Electronic Transfer Systems."