Banks are using new biometric technologies to detect which customers are about to scam them. Sourced through Scoop.it from: fortune.com

I have been interested for quite some time now about the importance of two-factor authentication – 2FA – (or two-step authentication). Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.makeuseof.com

Last year, Samsung began to focus in emerging markets on just few lines of aggressively-priced smartphones—which boast some of the same features of its premium devices—in a bid to regain global market share. Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.wsj.com

Germany prospered in recent years by exporting to emerging countries. Now the slowdown in emerging markets is leaving Germany, and Europe, vulnerable. Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.nytimes.com

Two former State Street executives have been charged in Massachusetts with defrauding clients. Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.pymnts.com

There’s no money in social commerce, according to a recent study. Turns out that wasn’t news to retailers. Why, then, do so many brands put so much of their assets towards social media? Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.pymnts.com

Two very different companies — Amazon and, oddly, Cadillac — are pulling the retail fashion industry in competing directions. Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.pymnts.com

WhatsApp has added end-to-end encryption to all of its messages – meaning that the company couldn’t give information to governments, even if it wanted to. Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.independent.co.uk

Circle, the social payments app that runs on bitcoin’s blockchain, launched with support from Barclays as part of a new partnership. Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.pymnts.com

A Russian Progress supply ship loaded with 3 tons of cargo is on its way to the International Space Station after a flawless launch Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.cbsnews.com