Hedge funds have been betting on the decline of some emerging market exchange-traded funds, according to Goldman Sachs analysis of the latest data.Goldman added China’s Baidu (BIDU) to its list of important stocks held by hedge funds in its latest… Sourced…

Emerging market investing has gone dour recently on slowing growth, a potential decline in foreign direct investment on a likely cease in cheap money inflows from the U.S. (post lift-off), a stronger Sourced through Scoop.it from: seekingalpha.com

The Internal Revenue Service’s systems for detecting fraud may wind up costing taxpayers millions, a Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration audit found . According to the report, the IR Sourced through Scoop.it from: dailycaller.com

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Credit and debit card fraud cases shot up by 90% in the first three-quarters of this year as compared to the corresponding period last year, cybercrime statistics with the city police show. Sourced through Scoop.it from: timesofindia.indiatimes.com

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — With the Christmas shopping season underway, New Hampshire Attorney General Joseph Foster is warning consumers to remain guarded against credit card fraud, even as more secure credit card technologies become widespread. Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.journaltribune.com

The National Retail Federation expects holiday sales to increase 3.7% this year and consumers are predicted to spend an average of $805 on holiday merchandise. Sourced through Scoop.it from: primepay.com

“Frictionless” may turn out to be 2015’s payments and commerce word of the year.It’s the word that merchants use to describe the user experience they seek for their customers online. Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.pymnts.com

According to new Australian bank Tyro Payments Founder Jost Stollmann, his creation is the first technology company in the nation to get a banking license. According to reports in The Australian Financial Review on Sunday (Nov. Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.pymnts.com

In a process called stacking, small businesses may take on more than one short-term cash advance loan, leading to repayment cycles that can quickly spiral out of control. Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.pymnts.com