While physical biometrics work when someone has physically presented themselves to the authenticating party, these same biometrics quickly lose effectiveness in an online world. So, what’s the alternative? Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.mobilepaymentstoday.com

Axa Group has launched a global initiative to reach the middle class of tomorrow by accelerating the development of its emerging customer insurance offering across high-growth markets. Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.international-adviser.com

Emerging-market companies have relied more on bond-market borrowing since the 2008 crisis. That could breed a whole new set of problems. Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.wsj.com

Dr. Michael Hasenstab offers insights on emerging markets volatility, the latest developments in China, the negative interest rate decision by Japan, and gen… Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.youtube.com

The telecoms industry is currently one of the leading growth sectors in the global economy for a number of different reasons, including the emergence of telecommunications as one of the most important components of business, social, cultural and… Sourced through…

The emerging markets investment bank also expects proceeds of the issuance to help cover 75 to 95 per cent of the country’s expected deficit for 2016, e… Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.khaleejtimes.com

The year has been a roller-coaster for stock markets and that’s giving the traditional safe haven of gold a big boost. The price of gold has climbed from around US$1,060 per troy ounce at the beginning of the year to…

Young entrepreneur Katie Martell is the Co-Founder and CMO of Cintell, a customer intelligence platform. Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.allbusiness.com

A month after Rite Aid announced plans to integrate beacons into its stores nationwide, Walgreens is singing the same tune. Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.pymnts.com

It’s too early to tell the impact of the U.S. EMV Chip and PIN migration, but in the U.K., the payments security seems to be paying off for card spending. Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.pymnts.com