FICO, the San Jose, Calif.-based company that pioneered the consumer credit score, revealed last week it has secured four new patents related to fraud detection and predictive analytics. Source: cardnotpresent.com

The Merchant Advisory Group has uncovered a serious imbalance between what debit card issuers and merchants are paying per transaction. Source: http://www.pymnts.com

On Dec. 31, 2014, Facebook rolled out a banner that enabled Messenger users to send selfies to their friends to wish them a Happy New Year. Source: http://www.pymnts.com

Macy’s Inc. is moving on up in the direct-to-consumer-fulfillment world, but not too far. Source: http://www.pymnts.com

After a year of high-profile retail data hacks, and with the big EMV target date approaching, legislators on Capitol Hill have agreed to hold a legislative hearing on federal protocols for data breaches and reporting, according to sources at SC……

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RT @Talkingdrugs: RT @Eka_ia: Resolution on improving access to HIV-related services for PWID adopted in Kazakhstan – http://t.co/tV9NuEDSBu Source: http://www.harm-reduction.org

Kazakhstan’s EXPO-2017 to focus on theme of future energy – The Siasat Daily http://t.co/mUCQ2LeFC3 Source: http://www.siasat.com

RT @papicek: Dunno how I missed this.Kazakh Oil Consortium Accused of “Mass Poisoning” of Village School Children http://www.corpwatch.org Source: kennethcarnesi.wordpress.com

Kazakh Minister for Investment and Development Asset Issekeshev presented plans for more than 6 billion tenge (US$32.1 million) of road reconstruction and industry development in the West Kazakhstan region, according to a Jan. Source: http://www.astanatimes.com