India is set to kick off the year as the favorite among emerging markets thanks to positive economic developments and major reforms. Source: http://www.cnbc.com

Emerging Markets – 2014 in review.Emerging markets overall put in a lackluster performance in 2014, with Vanguard’s Asia ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO) returning just over 2% including dividends, compared to an overall return for US equi… Source: seekingalpha.com

Emerging markets such as Brazil, Mexico and China saw a modest increase in foreign exchange reserves, whereas Russia suffered a steep decline. Source: http://www.upi.com

North Korea is furious at new US sanctions imposed on three organisations and 10 individuals following the recent Sony hack. Source: http://www.independent.co.uk

An investigation into alleged fraudulent activity regarding PayPal has led to an arrest in London, reports say. Source: http://www.pymnts.com

In less than a year’s time, retailers hope to have “chip-and-PIN” card readers up and running. Source: thehill.com

Chick-fil-A Inc. may be the latest victim of a major credit card breach. Source: http://www.bizjournals.com

Banks are expected to roll out new cards with technology that makes counterfeiting more difficult, but opt not to use PINs, widely considered to be more secure than signatures. Source: http://www.wsj.com

Your holiday shopping experience will be different next year, because by October 2015 most retailers in the U.S. will have switched to accepting the chip-in-a-credit-card-based EMV standard (which stands for Europay, MasterCard and Visa. Source: http://www.networkworld.com

Samsung’s CES keynote will focus on the internet of things. Source: uk.businessinsider.com