The precipitous fall in the Russian ruble has already rattled investors. Concerns are mounting that bond troubles of big energy companies in emerging markets will unleash a new wave of market contagion. Source: dealbook.nytimes.com

Etiquette has become a desirable commodity for wealthy consumers in emerging markets, both for themselves and for their children. Source: http://www.translatemedia.com

Emerging markets are risky business. It´s become increasingly difficult for investors to play these markets passively through index funds like ETFs. Pick a country, and you might get a wrong. It´s a stock pickers world. Source: http://www.forbes.com

Do you have the best credit card in your wallet? Probably not—and that’s a mistake that’s costing you hundreds of dollars. Source: http://www.cnbc.com

Betabrand’s new Ready Active jeans, made in collaboration with security company Norton, block radio-frequency identification readers, which are used to scan for credit cards. Source: http://www.dailymail.co.uk

With Adaptive Fraud Prevention, financial institutions can detect and act on suspicious upstream activity in real time, before account takeovers occur. Source: http://www.eweek.com

RBS customers are receiving unexpected letters from their bank telling them their cards will be replaced, even where there has been no suspicious activity on their accounts Source: http://www.telegraph.co.uk

If you regularly accept payments from magnetic stripe debit or credit cards, you might as well post your customer’s credit card information on Google.. Source: techcrunch.com

Alternative lender OnDeck Capital, which focuses on loaning money to small-business borrowers, expects to continue with business as usual after raising $200 million from its IPO on Wednesday (Dec. 17), according to American Banker. Source: http://www.pymnts.com

A study to be released Friday (Dec. 19) shows that mobile interactions are soaring, but that’s not entirely a good thing. The report, from Bain & Co., also shows that digital-only customers are less loyal, less engaged and purchase fewer…