ExecutiveBiz (blog) DHS extends biometrics contracts Federal Times Deloitte and XTec have received one-year extensions to contracts with the Homeland Security department to continue producing biometric employee ID badges, according to a report in… See on http://www.federaltimes.com

In the last few years, investors, policymakers, and businesses have been devoting considerable attention to the so-called “middle-income trap.” As a result, emerging markets’ downside risks are increasingly shaping the consensus forecast – a poor… See on http://www.project-syndicate.org

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There are almost 900 million active cell-phone users in India now, and from newer startups to some of the biggest companies in the world, everybody is chasing.. See on techcrunch.com

Washington Post (blog)MasterCard, Visa explain why your credit card isn’t saferWashington Post (blog)For years, the credit card industry has been nudging all players in the U.S. See on http://www.washingtonpost.com

Mobile payments business Loop has circumvented this requirement by using technology that is already built into the vast majority of payment terminals. See on http://www.gizmag.com

Economic Times Ionic Security Raises $25.5 Million For Its Encryption-Based Security Tech TechCrunch Google Ventures and Jafco Ventures have co-led a $25.5 million investment in Ionic Security, which is developing a distributed data security… See on techcrunch.com

“We need to interact with the app and second we need to communicate in a secure way with our app and pass the right information at the right time and be sure we’re in the right environment, so it seems…

The stealthy business security company Apprity, launched by two former Oracle employees, has raised $8 million in its first institutional financing. For its first venture round, Apprity turned to seasoned security technology … See on techcrunch.com

1 Company Poised to Capitalize on Mobile PaymentsDailyFinanceApple is expected to get into the mobile payments service with its Touch ID authentication. See on http://www.dailyfinance.com