By 2020, bank customers will use biometrics as the predominant identity authorization method to access bank services, a recent report reveals. Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.thepaypers.com

Top retail brands are not going to be scouting for real estate on Fifth Avenue. Instead, they’re headed straight to Uruguay, Chile and Qatar, among other emerging markets. Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.pymnts.com

Breaking away from the traditional styles of gift giving, consumers are increasingly resorting to gift cards, with over 70 percent of consumers planning to buy them as gifts for holidays this spring and summer. Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.pymnts.com

We’re eavesdropping on a conversation between Anuj Nayar, Senior Director of Global Initiatives at PayPal, and MPD CEO Karen Webster. They’re talking…about something.Says Nayar, “Everybody’s been talking about this concept for a while. Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.pymnts.com

“It’s not as bad as it sounds”That’s MasterCard’s SVP and Head of Market Insights Sarah Quinlan’s take on retail spending trends for May. Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.pymnts.com

Cash is king — especially when it comes to what customers want most out of rewards from brands.At least that’s what a new survey from Boxever shows in its report about what consumers are willing to share when brands reward…

Disrupting the mobile payment industry Circle Plus Payments CEO Nitish Kannan on the company new mobile payment app. Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.youtube.com

Now that Google has officially launched Android Pay, and now that Apple Pay is leading the mobile retail payments market, Amazon wants a piece of the action, … Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.youtube.com

Samsung Pay, the company’s new mobile payments service that works with the Galaxy S6 smartphone, won’t launch this summer, as previously announced. Instead, the company now plans to launch it in… Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.theverge.com

Survey of small business owners reveal that majority do not accept mobile payments at the moment. Sourced through Scoop.it from: arc.applause.com