Major brands are seeing a movement towards simple content being the most effective in social media channels. (One of the friends, Sierra Cook of Anheuser-Busch, made an offhand comment about the popularity of “beer porn” on… See on socialmediatoday.com

Wall St. Cheat SheetShould You Avoid Credit Cards Altogether?DailyFinanceUsing a credit card may start out as a convenience. Too often, though, it quickly turns into a way to pay this month’s bills with next month’s pay. See on http://www.dailyfinance.com

Money Talk: How to Pay Off Multiple Credit CardsValley NewsDear Liz: I’m confused about paying down credit card debt. Some say to pay the lowest-balance cards first and others say the highest balance or the one with the highest interest.…

Fresno BeeWill security concerns about credit, debit cards boost use of cash? See on http://www.fresnobee.com

Target, Neiman-Marcus, Michaels: How PCI data security standards are failing us VentureBeat Recent breaches of payment systems at Target, Neiman-Marcus, and Michaels show that there’s something fundamentally wrong with the payment card data… See on venturebeat.com

Columbus DispatchRep. Peter King: New Snowden revelations show NSA’s internal security was weak CBS News The revelation that former government contractor Edward Snowden used relatively inexpensive software to take millions of files from the… See on http://www.cbsnews.com

Mitek has made a name for itself in the mobile-imaging market. It has 20 million mobile-deposit users, and banks thus far have been its primary customers. Its newest product, however, takes many banks out of the picture altogether. See on…

Private equity stakeholders are rumored to be mulling an attempt to buy out PayPal from parent eBay Inc. See on http://www.pymnts.com

Venture Capital is paying attention to backend-as-a-service (BaaS) vendors that enable developers to connect back-end cloud infrastructure to their apps and push social media integration and notifications. See on http://www.pymnts.com

Identity theft isn’t just about credit cards — it’s about healthParadise PostIdentity theft isn’t just about credit cards — it’s about health. By Michael Ollove, Stateline. Posted: 02/08/2014 03:53:30 PM PST. See on http://www.paradisepost.com