no credit needed Arial view of the Himalayas near India. Source: blogs.barrons.com

Stronger investment from private enterprises in sectors such as healthcare, construction, finance and consumer electronics will help fuel new growth in biometric applications. Source: http://www.virtual-strategy.com

MCX, the Apple Pay rival that has yet to launch, has already been hacked. Then it hemmed and hawed its way through a press conference where words were spoken but meaning wasn’t conveyed. Source: http://www.forbes.com

Oct. 31 (Bloomberg) — The Money 20/20 conference kicks off next week in Las Vegas. It is the leading event for innovations in money and cyber security will undoubtedly be a hot topic. Bloomberg’s… Source: http://www.youtube.com

USA Today has weighed in on the Apple Pay MCX CurrentC issue and is not pulling any punches. Source: http://www.pymnts.com

You know mobile payments has gone mainstream when your mother starts talking about it – and it’s the topic of conversation on every single news program nearly nonstop. Source: http://www.pymnts.com

MasterCard CEO Ajay Banga used Thursday’s (Oct. 30) earnings announcement to make a case that the brand’s own MasterPass starts where partner Apple Pay stops, with loyalty and other promotional capabilities. Source: http://www.pymnts.com

The global technology-focused firm Francisco Partners has put its name and one of its leaders into the B2B space as it announced Thursday (Oct. 30) that it had acquired Vendavo, a B2B pricing optimization firm. Source: http://www.pymnts.com

Never let it be said that Apple doesn’t know how to launch a product. Source: http://www.pymnts.com

A volley of accusatory news releases and letters to Congress between groups representing major retailers and credit unions has erupted, with each side accusing the other not doing enough to defend against cyber attacks and other payment card data… Source:…