Apple Pay is coming closer to reality in Europe as Visa prepares for a mid-April launch of  a tokenization service customized for the European marketplace. Source: http://www.pymnts.com

BIOMETRICS: NICE launches real-time fraud prevention voice biometrics solution“NICE Systems announced it has launched a real-time fraud prevention solution, which enables contact centers to detect… Source: hellojulie1971.tumblr.com

Target is blurring the lines between mobile and bricks-and-mortar — a tactic that’s getting customers who use its mobile app to spend more in stores, a Target executive told a conference audience at eTail West 2015. Source: http://www.pymnts.com

Cybersecurity is the buzzword flooding the payments and commerce space. No matter which company, the narrative is all about security breaches and how to be proactive in combatting attacks — this includes protecting email. Source: http://www.pymnts.com

After reports last week that Gemalto had seen the encryption keys for its SIM cards stolen by the NSA and GCHQ , the Dutch company has officially responded that its products are secure. Source: http://www.pymnts.com

“It’s one of the great paradoxes of our time that the very technologies that empower us to do great good can also be used to undermine us and inflict great harm.”Those were the words of U.S. Source: http://www.pymnts.com

The U.S. Patent & Trademark Office published Thursday (Feb. 19) new patent applications filed by Apple that hint at the technology conglomerate’s latest focuses. Source: http://www.pymnts.com

Less than half of the insurance providers surveyed said they currently use biometrics solutions for cyber security, which include fingerprint verification. Source: http://www.biometricupdate.com

Travelers will find it easier to use credit cards overseas as American banks start switching to “chip and PIN” or “chip and signature” cards. Source: old.seattletimes.com

Air Kazakhstan (9Y, Almaty) may yet be equipped with Dash 8-400s Umurzak Shukeyev has said, adding that a new round of talks with various aircraft manufacturers has now opened. Source: http://www.ch-aviation.com