Article Details (Ukraine eyes EU visa-free status with #biometric passport plan http://t.co/xjryoICODT via @Biometric_Man #biometrics) Source: http://www.planetbiometrics.com

Apple, Samsung, PayPal, Square, Google Wallet among others along with countless financial institutions and retailers are fiercely marketing their applications to enable mobile payments. Source: http://www.paymentssource.com

R&D device claims to verify users with 85% accuracy. Source: http://www.cbronline.com

Payment network Ripple Labs just snagged is to U.S. banks closer to its goal of frictionless payments worldwide. Source: http://www.pymnts.com

Welcome to the new monthly mPOS Tracker, a PYMNTS Special Report sponsored by ROAM. Source: http://www.pymnts.com

For those investors hungry for some tablets-in-restaurants payment action, E La Carte offered some apparently tasty shares as it raised $35 million for a global expansion. Source: http://www.pymnts.com

Tatarstan ready to share experience in oil refining with KazakhstanTengrinewsA large delegation from Russia’s federal subject Tatarstan has visited Astana. Source: en.tengrinews.kz

China vows to strengthen defense cooperation with KazakhstanPeople’s Daily OnlineBEIJING, Sept. Source: english.peopledaily.com.cn

Trend.azUS companies thinking of expanding their business in KazakhstanTengrinewsUS companies intend to expand their business in Kazakhstan. Source: en.tengrinews.kz

Kazakh insurer Eurasia pays $21.5 million for malfunctioning Russian satelliteBusiness InsuranceKazakhstan’s Eurasia Insurance Co. Source: http://www.businessinsurance.com