Current and future uses of biometric data and technologies have been under review in the UK, with the British Parliament hearing views from security experts. Source: phys.org

Among the variety of new home automation devices, locks are turning out to be quite popular. Why have physical keys when a mobile device can do the same th Source: http://www.technologytell.com

Competing in the e-Commerce space can be tough enough for big retailers, leaving it that much tougher for the small, local stores to get their voices heard and Source: http://www.pymnts.com

Loyalty programs are about much more than just rewarding a customer for spending a certain amount. In the “experience economy” of today, these programs now Source: http://www.pymnts.com

Apple Pay is already popular with consumers, which means that it will also become a popular target for cybercrime. The Inquirer quotes a Kaspersky report Source: http://www.pymnts.com

More than 95 percent of iPhone 6 and 6+ users who could have paid with Apple Pay on Black Friday didn’t according to a survey of more than 400 users conducted Source: http://www.pymnts.com

Finance says payments is a cost and needs to come down. Marketing says it’s the biggest way to drive revenue. And, Digital River’s Group VP of Payments, Eric Source: http://www.pymnts.com

Recent surveys provide insight into how Europe and the U.S. think differently about mobile payments. Source: wallstcheatsheet.com

Our tech start-up of the week this week is WholeWorldBand, a free iPhone and iPad app artists and brands can use to make and share videos. Source: http://www.siliconrepublic.com

Amman, Nov. 30 (Petra) — Kazakh Ambassador to Jordan Azamat Berdybai on Sunday called upon the Jordanian companies willing to invest in the Republic of Kazakhstan to become competitive, saying businesses accessing the Kazakh market can be strong… Source: http://www.petra.gov.jo