By Jeremy Schwartz, CFA, Director of Research, Christopher Gannatti, CFA, Associate Director of Research, Tripp Zimmerman, CFA, Research Analyst & Eswarie Subrahmanyam S. Source: seekingalpha.com

(Recasts with Brazilian markets closing sharply lower) SAO PAULO/RIO DE JANEIRO, Nov 13 (Reuters) – Brazil’scurrency weakened to 2.6 per dollar for the first time in nearlysix years while the Sao Source: http://www.reuters.com

Mom-and-pop shops can accept next-gen credit cards early next year — and avoid the cost of credit card fraud. Source: http://www.cnet.com

After setting up the service weeks ago, I promptly forgot about it. Then this happened. Source: http://www.cnet.com

MasterCard and VISA have revealed their plan to end the use of passwords for online payments, reports The Telegraph. Source: http://www.welivesecurity.com

The US government is challenging researchers to use cameras to ID people by unique features like their gait or the shape of their ears Source: http://www.newscientist.com

A Chip on Your Credit Card Is Coming to Your Card in Your Wallet – SmartMetric …CNNMoney… Inc. Source: money.cnn.com

“When the going gets tough, the weird go pro.”        Hunter S. Thompson“Gonzo journalist” Hunter Thompson sure captured the week in payments with that sentiment. Sometimes, it’s an absolute banner week in payments news. Source: http://www.pymnts.com

1 points and 1 comments so far on reddit Source: http://www.reddit.com

There is a good chance that economic jockeying between China and Russia in Central Asia will intensify in the coming months. Source: http://www.eurasianet.org