Socure reveals a predictive model with a 98.8 percent success rate in using online and social data to validate consumers’ digital identity. Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.pymnts.com

Thieves are still able to steal information from cards’ magnetic strips. Sourced through Scoop.it from: abcnews.go.com

Visa’s new plan to help merchants speed checkout times for EMV chip payments sounds good, in theory. But in reality, it isn’t likely to have much immediate impact on either speeding EMV adoption or enhancing the user experience. Sourced through…

A great idea doesn’t mean a whole lot in the world of business with hard work, patience and open-mindedness. …. Let me share a story with you that my friend and mentor Joe Polish, shared with me when I was…

Berlin-based e-commerce incubator Rocket Internet continues to bring in money for its various startups, but things are definitely not looking great for all.. Sourced through Scoop.it from: techcrunch.com

The multi-millionaire celebrity entrepreneur shares his secrets to drawing customers to your brand. Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.entrepreneur.com

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has revised the growth outlook for the UAE with the overall real GDP growth moderating to 2.4% in 2016 from 3.9% recorded in 2015. Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.zawya.com

From athletics to tennis, Guardian writers give their verdict on how competitors are working towards their medal targets for the Rio Olympic Games this summerHow are they shaping up? Mo Farah. Greg Rutherford. Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.theguardian.com

Marguerite Dabaie is raising funds for A Voyage to Panjikant: A graphic novel about the Silk Road on Kickstarter! An ambitious teenage girl of the ancient past rallies against the closed-minded world she must abide by–but at a great cost.…

Protests were held in two Kazakh cities against a government decision to privatize agricultural land. At the rare public demonstrations in Kazakhstan on April 27, speakers called for the land to be kept in public hands and not rented to…