MasterCard is betting that a surge in the use of contactless cards across Europe will act as a gateway for the mass adoption of mobile phone payments. Source: http://www.finextra.com

The last year has been full of security breaches that have shown the importance of having strong safeguards for our data. As we put more personal and private.. Source: techcrunch.com

Today the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office published patent applications from Apple that cover a possible new MacBook hinge supporting cellular connectivity and biometrics related to Touch ID that could eventually extend to Macs. Source: http://www.patentlyapple.com

The Internal Revenue Service recently created a group whose goal is to centralize several prior ad hoc efforts to authenticate taxpayers across its systems in an effort to combat identity theft-related tax fraud, but the IRS lacks a good estimate……

After the Anthem mega-breach, questions abound about possible abuses of medical data and electronic health. Here is a breakdown that offers some context. Source: http://www.welivesecurity.com

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It’s not just the government’s job. Source: hbr.org

* Emerging shares ease 0.26 percent after two weeks of gains * Rouble slips as fighting continues in east Ukraine * Czech crown retreats after central bank comments * Turkish lira down 0.6 pct as traders… Source: af.reuters.com

Shanghai and Shenzhen, home to the bulk of trading in China’s A-shares equities, are two of the world’s largest equity markets, but despite that heft and investors’ growing desire to access A-shares, China’s … Source: finance.yahoo.com

Russian hacker Vladimir Drinkman has pled not guilty to charges related to the theft of over 160 million credit cards in what is the largest international hacking and data breach operation ever prosecuted in the United States. Source: blog.norsecorp.com