Two MasterCard executive vice presidents, Max Chion and Michael Cyr, share their outlook on what will define retail in 2016. Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.pymnts.com

Retail stores and restaurants can soon start accepting contactless payments on their Panasonic tablets, thanks to a partnership between Ingenico and Intel, Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.pymnts.com

WISeKey and Kaspersky Lab team up to safeguard payments moving to wearable devices. Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.pymnts.com

Pricing optimization isn’t going to pay for itself, so $12 million ought to help Boomerang Commerce in that department. The retail solutions-focused startup Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.pymnts.com

The Western world used to rule retail, but the Asia-Pacific region is quickly gearing up to compete globally in terms of overall spend. Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.pymnts.com

Court rules that executives can be responsible for anti-money laundering controls. Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.pymnts.com

Many consumers might think of themselves as stalwarts when it comes to digital data security, but a new study finds that plenty are willing to give info away. Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.pymnts.com

Alex Sion, President of Moven Bank, discusses why 2016 will be a pivotal year in banking’s complete transition from physical into digital. Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.pymnts.com

They’re described as “the most expensive chocolates in the world” – and with a price tag of $14,000 for a collection of six, that title may be entirely justified. Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.foodbev.com

Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Georgia and Ukraine signed a protocol on setting competitive preferential tariffs for cargo transportation via the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route Sourced through Scoop.it from: en.trend.az