Financial technology experts are predicting that the PIN number will be obsolete by 2020 as banks turn to biometric authentication technology, a recent study unveils. Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.thepaypers.com

Finally, there may be some relief for emerging-market investors. Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.bloomberg.com

Strategists at leading banks financial companies believe emerging market securities are poised for a rebound. Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.zacks.com

Fund managers’ sentiment on emerging-market equities hasn’t been this negative since 2001, a Bank of America report showed Thursday. Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.marketwatch.com

The ruble fell the most among emerging markets as Russia and the U.S. differed on goals in Syria and a rebound in crude prices was short-lived. Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.bloomberg.com

Agence France-Presse/Getty ImagesVoters in Argentina elected an opposition candidate as president, and the Global X Argentina ETF (ARGT) jumped more than 6% in pre-market trading while the iShares MSCI Emerging Markets exchange-traded fund (EEM)… Sourced through Scoop.it from: blogs.barrons.com

ReutersThe Fed rate hike could lead to another wave of emerging market debt outflows, and J.P. Sourced through Scoop.it from: blogs.barrons.com

Last week’s boost for emerging-markets stocks inspires hope that a turnaround for this long-battered sector may be unfolding. Perhaps, but there are still formidable head winds to consider. Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.talkmarkets.com

Barring a turnaround of epic proportions, this will go down as another disappointing year for emerging markets equities and the corresponding exchange-traded funds. With just… Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.benzinga.com

Major US card networks have implemented a set of security standards called EMV to make card-present payments more secure. Sourced through Scoop.it from: uk.businessinsider.com