A report out of Korea reveals that Samsung will begin another round of beta testing for its mobile payment system, Samsung Pay, starting this Friday. Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.phonearena.com

Here’s a recap of the most popular biometrics industry news that appeared on BiometricUpdate.com this past week. Australian to deploy biometric border system In one of the top stories this week, Au… Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.biometricupdate.com

Recent class actions filed against Facebook and Shutterfly are the first to test an Illinois law that requires consent before biometric information… Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.lexology.com

File a Biometrics Public Records RequestEFFLaw enforcement officers in some jurisdictions around the country now carry mobile devices capable of capturing and scanning all kinds of biometric information (i.e. Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.eff.org

In the mega-hit movie “Minority Report,” buildings, shops and streets are full of electronic biometric systems that use red flashes and lights to scan the irises of all passers-by and identify them in order to send them custom-tailored services and……

KUWAIT: Even after the pickup in prices since the beginning of the year — partially offset by last month’s developments — oil price levels continue to bode well for Asian emerging markets’ gross domes… Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.arabnews.com

Heineken reported a rise in profit and revenue as the Dutch brewer benefited from strong demand for its premium beers and from robust sales in emerging markets. Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.wsj.com

Despite lower capital costs in some major emerging markets like China, investor and business sentiment in broad EM remains weak. Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.forbes.com

What is an emerging market? The term began as a euphemism for the pejorative-sounding “third world” but, as the FT argues, “emerging market” now stands for a haphazard collection of countries with varying economic sizes and growth rates. Sourced through…

Cantor Hires Credit Agricole’s Elias for Emerging-Market TradingBloombergCantor Fitzgerald LP hired Rafael Elias from Credit Agricole SA as a managing director as it continues to bolster its emerging-market operations. Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.bloomberg.com