PayPal’s new PassPort global portal is designed to connect local merchants with customers around the world—and it’s especially applicable to back-to-school retailing, according to Payment Week. Source: http://www.pymnts.com

Visa’s contactless payWave cards were used for more than 2 million transactions in Singapore during July 2014—more than 21.5 percent of all Visa card-present transactions for the month, e27.co reported. Source: http://www.pymnts.com

There’s a new twist to the payments scam in which fraudsters pretend to be utilities that want “overdue” bills paid by prepaid cards, according to Electric Co-op Today. Source: http://www.pymnts.com

McDonald’s is going national with a mobile ordering and payment app, offering music and video downloads, and expanding online loyalty programs in an effort to increase sales at U.S. restaurants, according to Adweek. Source: http://www.pymnts.com

A controversial advertising campaign for a gay bar in the former Soviet republic of Kazakhstan is causing controversy despite winning a regional… Source: http://www.gaystarnews.com

Here’s How IBM and Nokia Are Tapping New Technologies GuruFocus.com IBM in partnership with Apple is believed to develop unique enterprise cloud services, native for iOS and full enterprise-class mobile experience from analytics to cloud storage… Source: http://www.gurufocus.com

Entrepreneur (blog) Tech Entrepreneurs Should Remember Investors Don’t Speak Their Language Entrepreneur (blog) Young entrepreneurs often are so excited by new technology or their latest invention that they forget to translate it into a value… Source: http://www.entrepreneur.com

Boston Fed provides update on mobile payments Mobile Payments Today The Mobile Payments Industry Workgroup this week revealed the outcome of its May meeting on the state of the industry in the United States and found not much has changed…

PaymentsSource Host Card Emulation is a Secure Option for Mobile Payments PaymentsSource Many recognize the value and opportunity that this brings to banks, mobile network operators (MNOs) and service providers for the deployment of mobile… Source: http://www.paymentssource.com

An Inside Look at How Cash Goes Digital in the Middle East and AfricaPYMNTS.comThere is a huge change that we are seeing in moving out of legacy programs and transitioning to mobile. KW: What’s the role of … Source: http://www.pymnts.com