The company brings on board a clutch of new investors for series B; plans to raise another $100 million in the latter half of 2015 Source: http://www.exchange4media.com

Microsoft is applying for licenses to be a money transmitterThe mobile payments category is on its way to becoming a bit crowded. Source: http://www.maximumpc.com

Microsoft Payments Inc. recently filed for a money transmitter license in all of the 50 states that form the United States of America. Source: http://www.phonearena.com

Apple’s iPhone-based Apple Pay service will soon see its first major competition in the mobile payments space as MCX consortium-backed solution CurrentC prepares to go public. Source: appleinsider.com

Payments gender differences: Mobile wallets mostly used by men, while PayPal used equally by men & women #cardforum pic.twitter.com/cqh2uW0Q0d Source: twitter.com

Several of the top technology firms are pouring a wealth of resources into mobile payments. Source: http://www.techspot.com

EyeLock’s iris identity authentication technology analyzes the more than 240 points in each eye to validate the driver and authorizes the start of the vehicle. Source: http://www.biometricupdate.com

A class action lawsuit against Facebook says the data-hungry social media giant violated the Illinois Biometrics Information Privacy Act when it created the world’s largest face-print database without informing users of exactly how their images… Source: privacysos.org

Miami-based facial biometrics developer Kairos has acquired IMRSV, a firm specializing in emotion analysis. Source: findbiometrics.com

Samsung has filed a patent for a method of biometric user authentication on a smartwatch, using two biosignal factors. Source: findbiometrics.com