Time is up for companies operating in the mobile payments’ arena, as from April 1, 2015 the new set of rules issued by the Italian Data Protection Authority (Garante per la protezione… Source: http://www.jdsupra.com

Merchants now can use the app to get paid for goods and services. Source: http://www.mobilepaymentstoday.com

Get Square Register – Accept Credit Card Payments with Square’s Mobile Point of Sale on the App Store. See screenshots and ratings, and read customer reviews. Source: itunes.apple.com

By Timi Cantisano When Google acquired Softcard, Windows Phone users were left without a mobile payment system. Luckily, it looks like something might be on the horizon and it could be directly from Microsoft. Source: http://www.winbuzzer.com

Biometrics is making it far more difficult for the U.S. intelligence community to conduct clandestine operations. Source: foreignpolicy.com

NXT-ID, a biometric authentication company, has introduced a new system to perform wireless payments. Source: http://www.thepaypers.com

Kairos, a face recognition and biometrics startup, has acquired IMRSV and released a new set of facial biometrics tools for developers. Source: http://www.programmableweb.com

Facebook has been hit with a lawsuit alleging that its collection and use of “faceprints” to identify users violates an Illinois law regarding biometric data. Source: http://www.mediapost.com

Some recent reports and opinions have praised Vietnam as the top location for outsourcing, driven by lower costs and increasing tech startups. Source: http://www.dealstreetasia.com

SINGAPORE – Shoppers in emerging markets in the Asia Pacific are more likely to consider the ethics of a product or seller before buying than their developed market counterparts, a new survey found. Source: http://www.adobomagazine.com