Mobile payments are going to be a big thing if they are not already. Apple Pay just became available in Apple’s biggest market, China, this week. Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.techweez.com

Stocks of mobile payment related companies soared on Tuesday over speculation that Apple Inc will introduce its cash-free smartphone payment service to China this week. Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.chinadaily.com.cn

The idea of sending money via BBM isn’t new. In fact back in 2013, BlackBerry tested out that idea in Indonesia with its BBM Money feature. Last… Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.ubergizmo.com

Visa is boosting the security it offers shoppers using mobile and online payments as the popularity of m-commerce transactions increases. Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.retail-week.com

Samsung’s mobile-payment service will expand beyond the U.S. and South Korea this year. Sourced through Scoop.it from: phys.org

PayPal app – The latest version of the PayPal mobile app uses a broader and more wide-ranging framework that enables it to offer broader features to customers w… Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.trendhunter.com

Socure offers its expertise in digital identity verification via social biometrics to FIDO Alliance’s ongoing efforts to improve the authentication process. Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.biometricupdate.com

As HSBC rolls out biometric identification for its customers, how do these methods work and can these systems be fooled? Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.theguardian.com

The companies said the new partnership brings together TeleSign’s portfolio of authentication and mobile identity products with Orange’s unique insights about its network and subscribers. Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.mobilepaymentstoday.com

The BBC News website is reporting this week that HSBC is preparing to start rolling out its new Voice ID biometric banking feature to 15 million customers in the coming weeks Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.geeky-gadgets.com