Yearly Archives: 2016

How the biometrics market is entering the evolving IoT ecosystem – Help Net Security

By 2021, the biometrics market will shift its revenue focus, moving away from the governmental sector to the consumer and banking sectors. Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.helpnetsecurity.com

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Under Armour: From Apparel-Only To Health And Wellness

By reimagining its business model, retail process, and shopper engagement, Under Armour has solidified itself as a power player. Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.digitalistmag.com

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Alibaba advances: How China is using fintech to take control of global trade

Author and fintech expert Haydn Shaughnessy highlights bi-lateral trade corridors China’s opening with India and Africa. Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.ibtimes.co.uk

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Venezuela declares a 2-day workweek because of dire energy shortages

Why can’t the country with the world’s biggest oil reserves keep the lights on? Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.washingtonpost.com

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Social Online Data Use In Identity Verification | PYMNTS.com

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

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Why Credit Cards With Chips Are Still Not Safe From Fraud

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

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Why Efforts to Speed EMV Payments Won’t Have Much Impact

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

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Just 3 Characteristics Separate Successful Entrepreneurs From the Failures

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

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Rocket Internet’s GFG pockets $340M+ at $1.1B valuation, down from $3.5B a year ago

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

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‘Shark Tank’ Star Robert Herjavec’s Top 5 Small-Business Marketing Tips

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

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