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Javelin Strategy & Research ranked the top U.S. credit card issuers methods for protecting customers from identity fraud in a study released Tuesday.

Online retailers can expect to see an increase in consumer spending compared to the previous quarter, according to a new survey by Javelin Strategy & Research and released by eBillme.

Online shoppers predict they will spend an average of $281 online during Q4 2009, a 24 percent increase over last quarter.

This is the first increase in spending since last year, but an 18 percent decrease in the overall spending rate compared to Q4 2008.

Mobile banking is increasingly becoming more mainstream, changing the way consumers mange their finances, according to a new report from Javelin Strategy & Research.

"Mobile banking is quickly moving from infancy to commonplace, which will help separate the winners from losers in banks' ability to attract and keep technology-loving consumers," said Mary Monahan, Research Director and Managing Partner.