Duke University launched a mobile application for iPhones that enables students to find out news around campus, the closest dining hall and hours of operations. The university also wanted to add some campus card functionality to the app as well, says Matthew Drummond, director at the DukeCard Office.

India’s Social Welfare Department has implemented the Beggars Personal Management System to track beggars using biometrics. This effort is to fight recent large-scale deaths and mismanagement within colonies, according to a Deccan Herald article.

Retail software provider ILoveVelvet has announced that it is bringing its point-of-sale solutions to the U.S. market.

The technology, a mix of hardware and software, serves luxury brands as well as small and medium-sized retailers, enabling them to execute mobile point-of-sale payments, create a customized in-store experience and enhance product and customer knowledge.

Ghana’s major electronic clearing and payment system could provide enough space and communication capabilities to enable adding new purposes for removing ghost payrollers, according to a Peace FM Online article.