The International Monetary Fund has been warning for years that emerging markets must put their economic houses in order to avoid getting burned by “hot money” cash flows when global markets freak out.  (Like they might again in the unlikely…

A Scary Story for Emerging Markets :: The Market Oracle :: Financial Markets Analysis & Forecasting Free Website Source: http://www.marketoracle.co.uk

In the current global environment of sub-par growth, there is a strong case for increasing public investment in countries where conditions are right, finds a new study released in the IMF’s World Economic Outlook. Source: http://www.imf.org

Booz Allen has introduced a biometric device that will help law enforcement and the military conduct immediate fingerprint analysis at an incident scene, cutting down on time during the initial sta… Source: http://www.biometricupdate.com

Talking Payments is a global community of organisations and individuals sharing news and views on the management of payments. This is the profile for an article. Source: http://www.talkingpayments.com

The service now works at more than 200,000 stores Source: time.com

Target, Home Depot, Michaels Stores, Chase Bank. Every week, it seems, another well-known retailer or bank is hit by a hacker attack. Shannon Source: http://www.king5.com

After $4,000 of fraudulent charges from Brazil on my AMEX, I’m chasing down all my auto-payment accounts and frequently used commerce sites. Again. Source: http://www.zdnet.com

And American consumers do not view the rise of mobile wallets as a likely panacea. Source: http://www.mainstreet.com

Mastercard has created a new contactless payment card with its own fingerprint reader, which could replace the need for chip and pin. Source: http://www.dailymail.co.uk