Planning ahead and pushing campaigns out early are at the core of successful mobile holiday marketing strategies. Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.marketingdive.com

The app market continues to evolve as developers and users explore the possibilities of mobile technology. From business security concerns to developers ne Sourced through Scoop.it from: thenextweb.com

Royal Bank (TSX:RBC) is rolling out “voice biometrics” technology that can identify clients who phone the bank’s call centres in a matter of seconds. Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.cbc.ca

Biometrics will likely be a bigger part of the mobile payments picture than a lot of people thought. Sourced through Scoop.it from: paymentweek.com

Companies that collect and store biometric data must be prepared to house it with appropriate levels of security, access restrictions, and safeguards. Sourced through Scoop.it from: ww2.cfo.com

“Global Biometrics Market Shares, Market Strategies, and Market Forecasts, 2015 to 2021” A new study Biometrics:  Market Shares, Strategy, and Forecasts, W Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.medgadget.com

At an event in NYC Tuesday, Microsoft is expected to extend some of the key benefits of Windows 10, particularly around biometric authentication and seamless device-to-device computing experiences, with its new Windows 10 phones. Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.usatoday.com

With the slump in commodity prices you should avoid emerging-market economies reliant upon natural resources such as Russia and Brazil. China and India are different stories.. Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.thestreet.com

The recent selloff in emerging-market assets, including Mexico and Malaysia’s currencies, has opened up investment opportunities not seen for decades, according to Franklin Templeton’s Michael Hasenstab, who’s well known for making contrarian bets. Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.bloomberg.com

SABMiller reported a fall in second-quarter revenue because of weaker emerging-market currencies, ahead of next week’s deadline for Anheuser-Busch InBev to make a bid for the brewer or walk away. Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.wsj.com