Current retailer security for protecting credit card and personal information isn’t strong enough. That’s the takeaway from a Bizrate survey released on Tuesday Source: http://www.pymnts.com

German payments company Wirecard gave the world a first peak at its new wearable device that functions like a digital wallet worn as a wristband. The device, Source: http://www.pymnts.com

Apple has updated its list of financial institutions that fully support Apple Pay with another 15 banks and credit unions, bringing the total to 61, 9to5 Mac Source: http://www.pymnts.com

China has blasted past the half-billion mobile users mark. A report from the Beijing government’s China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC) says the Source: http://www.pymnts.com

The number of retailers who offer customers a mobile commerce option has doubled in the past year — but m-commerce fraud is growing even faster, according to a Source: http://www.pymnts.com

Tim Cook may say that 2015 is the “Year of Apple Pay” but 2015 might be the year in which the split between card-present, NFC, in-store, card-not-present, Source: http://www.pymnts.com

In a story last week, PYMNTS reported that Chinese merchants were cooling to PayPal after the U.S. based payments company froze or, in some cases, deducted Source: http://www.pymnts.com

Need to persuade your boss to use mobile apps and think mobile first? Then check out these mobile app trends 2015 complete with charts and tips. Source: heidicohen.com

Email Marketing – Requiring registration either to gain access to restricted areas within a website or to download premium content is the most effective tactic marketers say they use to grow their email … Source: http://www.marketingprofs.com

Marketing Strategy – Have everything you need to pilot a successful campaign? Make sure you’re not overlooking a crucial element—authenticity. Source: http://www.marketingprofs.com