State Senate Minority Whip Bill Payne, R. Albuquerque, can envision a future where New Mexicans use their fingerprints to prove their identity in order to vote.   Source: http://www.kob.com

The US economy finally appears to be firmly in self-sustaining expansion mode. But does that mean investors need to change their approach? Source: http://www.schwab.com

The rise in oil prices has helped emerging market equities narrow their underperformance relative to developed-market stocks this year. Source: blogs.barrons.com

We believe EM debt has to be played more defensively, with a focus on quality & differentiation of issuers. http://t.co/fkBDE4VOsO Source: corporate.pioneerinvestments.com

EMERGING MARKETS-Russian assets rise, but more pain for Ukraine http://t.co/s0KKTbMbyD #Industries (via @IBNMoney_com #USA) Source: ibnmoney.com

The easy money is looking elsewhere now. Source: http://www.bloombergview.com

For all the talk about getting more-secure credit cards and debit cards into the hands of shoppers, most consumers still don’t know what a chip card is, according to a new survey. Source: blogs.wsj.com

What Small Businesses Need to Know About EMV-Chip Cards Source: http://www.mastercardbiz.com

Google announced on Feb. 16 that it will be terminating its Kenyan cashless payment program BebaPay on March 15, in a move that is being described as a quiet retreat from the payments space. Source: http://www.pymnts.com

More than 80 financial institutions now support Apple Pay, as 9to5 Mac reported that February’s list of additional banks and credit unions that support the mobile payment service recently grew by 19. Source: http://www.pymnts.com