Harvard University and other top schools increased stakes in the third quarter in a Vanguard Group Inc. emerging market exchange-traded fund that lost 19 percent amid a rout in developing-nation assets. Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.bloomberg.com

Cyber criminals breached anti-fraud service provider to help mask their activities Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.computing.co.uk

Its not the chip cards themselves but the slow adoption of the platform in the U.S. that is leaving consumers vulnerable to credit card fraud, an FBI representative said recently. Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.scmagazine.com

The accounts payable department for any organization has a long continuum, reaching across the initial purchasing process to invoices to payments. Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.pymnts.com

Most of the time, the corporate world is a dog-eat-dog one, but every once in a while, mega-corporations can show a little heart and extend the olive branch to some of their biggest competitors. Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.pymnts.com

A MasterCard executive confirmed with Reuters yesterday (Nov. 16) that the global payment operator has achieved double-digit annual growth in credit card transaction volumes in China. Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.pymnts.com

Vodafone Wallet users with MasterCard cards can now add that payment option into their mobile wallet to make contactless payments for goods and services across Europe within weeks, Vodafone announced yesterday (Nov. Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.pymnts.com

Store front businesses are the heartbeat of the local economy – but do they all behave the same way? Are the business risks for the hair salon and local watering hole in the same city similar? Do they all hire…

This week, EMV remained center stage in retail security news, as the battle between banks and retailers over fees and adoption of new security measures continued to play out on a very public stage. Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.pymnts.com

Carl Icahn’s fund, Icahn Associates Corp., has officially said goodbye to the last of its share in eBay. Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.pymnts.com