Computerworld Australia Telstra enhances security with two-factor authentication Computerworld Australia The telco’s Ventures division today announced a strategic investment in TeleSign, a mobile identity company that provides two-factor…

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BitPay Introduces BitAuth, a Password Authentication Protocol newsBTC Atlanta, Georgia-based BitPay today introduced a new password-less means of authentication dubbed BitAuth — designed to reduce (or even eliminate) the storage of passwords on…

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Wall Street Journal Facebook’s New Ad Effort Focuses on Emerging Markets Wall Street Journal The goal is to have ads “better suited to meet the needs of people and advertisers in high-growth countries,” said Kelly MacLean, a product-marketing…

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DIARY – Emerging Markets Economic Events to July 15
Reuters
EMERGING MARKETS – ECONOMIC EVENTS. THURSDAY, JULY 3.

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EMERGING MARKETS-Latam currencies mostly weaker on US jobs data
Reuters
SAO PAULO, July 2 (Reuters) – Latin American currencies mostly weakened on Wednesday after better-than-expected job market data from the United States boosted the dollar.

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Bidness Etc
Emerging markets go back into hiding
Yahoo Finance (blog)
After a rough end to 2013, emerging markets have surged in the first half of 2014, as evidenced by the iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (EEM) gaining 14% from its February lows.

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OECD sees growth slowing as emerging markets lose steam
Deutsche Welle
OECD sees growth slowing as emerging markets lose steam. The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) expects slower global growth in the decades ahead.

Source: www.dw.de

eWeek
U.S. Consumers Ready to Adopt Chip-PIN Credit Cards, Survey Finds
eWeek
NEWS ANALYIS: Far more U.S. consumers want chip and PIN cards than any other type of credit card, including chip and signature cards, according to recent survey.

Source: www.eweek.com

Biometrics in passport
New Era
E-Passport represents a major shift in passport technology, with the introduction of computer chips and biometrics.

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Prepaid card payments have been the fastest growing noncash payment method in the U.S. over the last several years, according to recent Federal Reserve data.

Source: www.pymnts.com