We’ve heard rumors of eyeball-scanning technology appearing in smartphones before, but a new promo video shows the feature in action on Viewsonic’s latest handset, due to be launched soon. Source: http://www.digitaltrends.com

The mess in Russia — including a falling ruble, de facto currency controls, economic contraction, and bank bailouts — is as much about problems specific… Source: foreignpolicy.com

Stephen Elliott, professor of technology leadership and innovation and director of the International Center for Biometric Research, discussed with Fox News a recent claim that a hacker had replicated a politician’s fingerprint. Source: tech.purdue.edu

Chip and PIN credit cards are coming, and that, in turn, means headaches but also, hopefully, security for millions of small businesses. And it SHOULD mean lower fees for merchants, but that remains to be seen. Source: http://www.usatoday.com

It’s time for our Credit Q & A of the week! Q: What does “prime” refer to when dealing with credit cards? A: Prime is used to describe a group of… Source: http://www.facebook.com

The U.S. credit card market bounced back in the second quarter as the economy improved, according to the American Bankers Association’s December 2014 Credit Card Market Monitor report. Source: http://www.insidearm.com

Credit card offers are getting increasingly attractive — even for those with less-than-perfect credit Source: http://www.cbsnews.com

What does retail today have in common with retail in 1982?Everything – and nothing all at the same time.And if you want to know where it’s going, and what it means for you, here are some clues.Starting with Jane Fonda.…

A new digital tipping service has just given you one less excuse for being a lousy tipper. Source: http://www.pymnts.com

Many major U.S. banks could be looking toward better security measures that use chip-and-PIN technology, but instead are opting for new credit cards to use chip-and-signature security, The Wall-Street Journal reported. Source: http://www.pymnts.com