MasterCard, Zwipe Team To Roll Out First-Ever Biometric Contactless Payment Card | Mobile Payments Today

http://www.mobilepaymentstoday.com/news/mastercard-zwipe-team-up-to-roll-out-first-ever-biometric-contactless-payment-card/#.VEtCTzpOVps.mailto

The purpose of this blog, in part, is to follow trends in the news that indicate steps being taken to move all commerce to a cashless, chipped system that is the precursor to the Mark of the Beast.  Articles such as this one in 'Mobile Payments Today' lend credence to that thought.  Remember, there is NO down-side to believing in Christ's imminent Return.  I could be wrong:  but, then again, I might be right.  Think about it . . .

Move over iBeacon, Philips GPS-like lights pinpoint you indoors to within a 1m

http://www.pocket-lint.com/news/131193-move-over-ibeacon-philips-gps-like-lights-pinpoint-you-indoors-to-within-a-1m

Apple's iBeacon technology for cashless, smartphone commerce has been said to have indoor capabilities that could, in theory, lead you to specific products in a store and permit checkout from anywhere within the store. NFC Technology means a customer must be within inches of the checkout.  Interesting article.