Low oil prices will compound political risks across emerging markets this year, according to a new report released Wednesday. Source: http://www.cnbc.com

“Though presently waning, China is the top priority of the ETF with about 23% exposure, Taiwan … tracking the S&P BMI Emerging Markets Low Volatility Index …” said Verena to Pearl… Source: kennethcarnesi.wordpress.com

EMV Chip Cards and Credit Card Fraud Europay, MasterCard and Visa (EMV) chip cards are a huge hit in the retail world. They reportedly prevent credit card fraud, helping to make point-of-sale transactions more secure. Source: http://www.dependable-solutions.net

In an announcement released this morning (March 4), Citibank said that it has signed a “new and expanded” deal that will align debit and credit cards issued by Citibank with the MasterCard network for the next ten years. Source: http://www.pymnts.com

CHICAGO, United States — New technology about to be deployed by credit card companies will require U.S. consumers to carry a new kind of card and retailers across the nation to upgrade payment terminals. Source: http://www.businessoffashion.com

Some banks are seeing a growing incidence of fraud on Apple Pay as criminals exploit vulnerabilities in the verification process of adding a credit card. Source: blogs.wsj.com

Lax security controls fingered Source: http://www.theregister.co.uk

The Mandarin Oriental Group, proprietor of the eponymous hotels, seems to be the latest victim of an attack by cybercriminals. Source: http://www.pymnts.com

The power of location-based services has only increased in the restaurant industry, but will it last? Source: http://www.pymnts.com

The world’s largest search provider and the world’s largest retailer are breaking up – when it comes to local ads anyway. Source: http://www.pymnts.com