Retailers move in on mobile payments to reduce costs, increase loyalty FierceMobileIT The Isis Mobile Wallet enables consumers to make purchases using an NFC-enabled smartphone, a SIM card and a free app from Google Play, as well as a special……

Elisa offers ‘free’ NFC-based stickers to push mobile paymentsMobile World Live… convenience store R-kioski in an attempt to drive the popularity of mobile payments. See on http://www.mobileworldlive.com

Payment Technology: If it Ain’t Broke… Start an Entire Industry to Fix it.Street FightMobile payments is an exciting area of cultural and technological disruption, and at the same time a solution in search of a problem. See on streetfightmag.com

Croatia helps Kazakhstan to enter EU marketCroatian TimesCroatia is ready to help Kazakhstan to enter the EU market, media in Central Asian republic has reported. See on http://www.croatiantimes.com

http://www.worldbulletin.netEconomic sanctions on Russia can influence Kazakh oil market – ministryITAR-TASSEconomic sanctions against Russia can complicate oil export, Kazakhstan’s senior government official has said. See on en.itar-tass.com

Kazakh Currency Reserves Rise in March to Highest in 10 MonthsBusinessweekKazakhstan’s international reserves increase to $26.5b in March vs $26b mo. earlier, central bank says on its website. See on http://www.businessweek.com

Trend.az Ukrainian situation won’t change Russian-Kazakh Baiterek project Space Daily Neither Russia nor Kazakhstan are planning to alter the Baiterek project, including its shift to Zenit launch vehicles,” Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov… See on http://www.spacedaily.com

Trend.azKazakh SCAT airline plane makes emergency landing in Astana airportTrend.az“An aircraft of SCAT airline which flew from Shymkent to Astana made an emergency landing at 10:57. See on en.trend.az

UPDATE 2-Kashagan may fail to restart this year if offshore pipes damaged Reuters UK Kazakhstan, Central Asia’s largest economy and the second-largest post-Soviet oil producer after Russia, is pinning hopes for future prosperity on Kashagan, whose… See on uk.reuters.com

Haaretz Tesla Rolls Out New Business Leasing Program Wall Street Journal Tesla has created a few financing plans to help customers pay for or lease its Model S cars, which have a cash price of between $69,900 and $93,400, before…