Facebook recently granted a patent for “identifying experts and influencers,” which it will use to determine whose insight and expert advice ends up in Facebook news feeds. Source: lawyernomics.avvo.com

You look down at your Samsung phone and it snaps a shot of your face to unlock. In your music app you blink once to play a song. You blink twice … Source: http://www.appy-geek.com

Apple’s rolling out one new idea after another. Not only is the company striving to bring a selfie-unlock feature to iPhone users everywhere, but now it’s also working on waterproofing smartphones. Source: http://www.popsugar.com

Roughly 4 in 10 smartphone users say they currently use or would consider using their smartphone to find or redeem coupons. #MobileWallets #mCommerce #SmartPhones Source: trends.e-strategyblog.com

More customers choose banking app as a preferred channel to send money. Source: http://www.itwebafrica.com

Getting into mobile payments isn’t easy, as Apple is discovering: Nearly half of those who’ve tried out Apple Pay say they’ve experienced some kind of problem, according to a survey. Source: http://www.digitaltrends.com

Boston Consulting Group’s Rich Lesser on what separates the winners from the losers in new markets. Source: http://www.forbes.com

The emerging markets have grown markedly since their relatively modest beginnings, and they now contain far too much diversity to meet the requirement of shared characteristics. Source: http://www.bloombergview.com

“India is arguably the best prospect within Asia, and, in fact, in my view, the best investment proposition amongst all emerging markets.” Source: economictimes.indiatimes.com

The hard-hit shares rebounded in the first quarter; Brazil, Colombia, Turkey, and Greece still disappoint. Source: online.barrons.com