Major US card networks have implemented a set of security standards called EMV to make card-present payments more secure. Sourced through Scoop.it from: uk.businessinsider.com

Online shopping has hit record highs, yet running a successful e-commerce site has become more challenging in recent years. Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.business2community.com

There will be more than 200 million mobile-wallet users across the U.S. by the end of 2016. Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.retailcustomerexperience.com

The modern smartphone is a remarkable device Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.businessinsider.com

In business there are few hard and fast rules. What works brilliantly in one context can miss terribly in another. However, “few” hard and fast rules and “no” Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.pymnts.com

“Apple pie?” The woman at the McDonald’s drive-through window was confused when I asked if I could use Apple Pay. “No, Apple Pay,” I said. “How many?” she asked, still thinking I was asking fo Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.theverge.com

That was a leap from the £3.35million lost by consumers in 2014, and more than a quarter (26 per cent) of the fraudulent tickets sold online were for the Rugby World Cup and Premier League matches. Sourced through Scoop.it from:…

A Russian Soyuz rocket launched a joint U.S.-Russian crew to the International Space Station Friday (March 18), a space team that includes an astronaut aiming to break an American spaceflight record recently set by NASA’s year-in-space astronaut… Sourced through Scoop.it…

focus – Kazakhstan’s economy depends on oil and gas and the slump in the industry has put its economic resilience to the test. Its currency has devalued and Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.euronews.com

Kazakhstan’s ruling party is almost certain to retain control over the lower house of parliament in a snap election on Sunday, but the vote may still play a part in deciding who will succeed President Nursultan Nazarbayev. Sourced through Scoop.it…