The Kremlin has denied reports President Vladimir Putin has health problems after media found fault with the official accounts of the leader’s closed-door meetings. Source: http://www.themoscowtimes.com

Green Dot might lose its contract with Walmart, which is causing a lot of buzz regarding the future of the company’s namesake prepaid card. At the end of its Source: http://www.pymnts.com

Amazon has acquired 2lemetry, a Denver-based startup focused on software to manage smart networked devices and the Internet of Things (IoT), TechCrunch reported Source: http://www.pymnts.com

Emerging market currencies across the globe have taken a beating in recent days as the US dollar continues to strengthen, prompting analysts to question the investment attractiveness of developing countries… Source: http://www.destinyconnect.com

China’s $653 billion sovereign-wealth fund is looking to invest more in emerging markets, according to an infrastructure investing official at China Investment Corp. Source: http://www.wsj.com

Online retailer Zappos, part of the Amazon family, announced on March 4 that its mobile app is now Touch ID enabled through iOS with the new update that was Source: http://www.pymnts.com

Now that Apple has clocked in with the much-anticipated Apple Watch, what’s next beyond a rumored car and virtual-reality headgear? How about Apple’s plan for its hoard of cash, a Mt. Olympus-size $180 billion? Source: http://www.usatoday.com

Is your restaurant POS terminal doomed? With consumer demand for self-service on the rise, can the traditional Point of Sale system keep up? Noah Glass, CEO of Olo – a restaurant digital ordering pioneer – lends his insight. Source: http://www.moblized.com

The Walker Sands 2015 Future of Retail survey of 1,400 online consumers across the United States found that study participants consider mobile wallets and applications the least secure form of payment, ranking behind personal checks and… Source: cointelegraph.com

The payments industry is trying to figure out the best ways to combine physical cards and the smartphone to create something tangible for consumers. Source: http://www.mobilepaymentstoday.com