Yearly Archives: 2016

The Path to Financial Inclusion that No One is Talking About

Fintech innovations help consumers attain financial independence Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.inc.com

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Trump Hotels Is Investigating Claims That Hackers Stole Customers’ Credit Card Data 

GOP presidential candidate and sentient sac of millions of spiders Donald Trump—literally more spiders than you’ve ever seen—does not have a coherent stance on cybersecurity. In his business ventures, though, his cybersecurity record sucks. Sourced through Scoop.it from: gizmodo.com

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Meet the Central Asian Nation Trying to Benefit From the Iran Nuclear Deal

Meet the Central Asian Nation Trying to Benefit From the Iran Nuclear Deal « | Foreign Policy | the Global Magazine of News and Ideas Sourced through Scoop.it from: foreignpolicy.com

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The Research Pirates of the Dark Web

After getting shut down late last year, a website that allows free access to paywalled academic papers has sprung back up in a shadowy corner of the Internet. Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.theatlantic.com

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Kazakhstan, Cuba eye to expand economic, cultural co-op

Kazakhstan’s President Nursultan Nazarbayev and Chairman of Cuba’s State Council and the Council of Ministers Raul Castro have discussed the prospects for cooperation in various spheres. Sourced through Scoop.it from: en.trend.az

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Amazon eyes selfie payments but starring role not guaranteed – Mobile Commerce Daily – Payments

Amazon joins a growing list of companies, including MasterCard and Alibaba, betting on facial recognition to appeal to young consumers and address security concerns for mobile payments, but whether the popularity of selfies can translate into… Sourced through Scoop.it from:

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How one programmer broke the internet by deleting a tiny piece of code

A man in Oakland, California, disrupted web development around the world last week by deleting 11 lines of code. Sourced through Scoop.it from: qz.com

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Ending patent wars will be a huge boon to the tech industry

Because of these patent wars and patent trolls, technology companies are divesting huge resources to defend themselves rather than advancing their.. Sourced through Scoop.it from: techcrunch.com

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Mobile Banking Grows More Popular

Mobile banking grew in popularity last year, with 43% of adults with both mobile phones and bank accounts using their phones for financial activities, according to the Federal Reserve. Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.wsj.com

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NAB enlists VCs to run $50 million fintech fund

National Australia Bank has appointed a pair of seasoned venture capital investors to run the rule over fintech startups applying for a slice of it Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.finextra.com

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