• Unscared

Two million people in Britain are now buying financial services over the internet - an increase of 11% from six months ago - a new Mori poll shows. Screentrade, which commissioned the poll, said consumers were not being put off by fears about net security.

• Traders

If the 1.3m Latino-owned businesses in the US want to trade together online they now have a dedicated marketplace run by LatinoBanc.com, Infobank, the British firm providing the software, aid yesterday.

• Easterners

India's booming computer software industry is expected to get a helping hand from Japanese prime minister Yoshiro Mori, in Bangalore, India's technology capital, for a four-day visit.