Half of US consumers unfamiliar with NFC, m-walletsTelecompaper (subscription)Half of the consumers polled during a survey ordered by Verifone were unfamiliar with mobile technologies such as near field communication (NFC) and mobile wallets. Source: http://www.telecompaper.com

Apple Pay will take the spotlight in 2015, while PayPal will launch a new retail banking product, according to Sterne Agree’s latest predictions. Source: http://www.marketwatch.com

Mobile payments are great and all, and Apple Pay has certainly helped things along, but there are still lots of barriers in place before smartphones become the ubiquitous way of pay. Source: gizmodo.com

With the announcement of Apple Pay and Abiliba’s global expansion, digital wallets and mobile payments became mainstream for consumers and Source: http://www.techvibes.com

The mobile wallet joint venture between AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile recently made changes to restructure the organization. Source: http://www.mobilepaymentstoday.com

For widespread adoption, one or two power players that capture widespread consumer participation and work across different operating systems will need to be accepted universally. Source: venturebeat.com

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Family-owned businesses are a large and growing force. Organizations that want to collaborate—or compete—with these companies in emerging markets must first understand them. A McKinsey Quarterly article. Source: http://www.mckinsey.com

Which Emerging Markets to Target for Investment in 2015 http://t.co/5ErluCEE6Q Source: http://www.cabancapital.co.uk

Kaufman, who runs the Thornburg Developing World fund, likes India, China, and Brazil. Watching trade accounts and the dollar. Source: online.barrons.com