Subway’s substantial support of the telco-led Softcard mobile wallet and the recently unveiled Apple Pay, which both use Near Field Communication for payments, is a sign that the technology’s interoperability is paying off in larger deployments. Source: http://www.paymentssource.com

My first thought on Apple Pay rumors: US is a decade behind Japan, where NFC wallets have been ubiquitous since 2004. http://t.co/TlI7XpT92h Source: news.yahoo.com

Contracts signed within the framework of the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) will ensure the stability of transportation of Kazakh oil for export, the press service of KazTransOil JSC (the national operator, the largest oil transportation company of… Source: en.trend.az

WASHINGTON, DC – Against the background of a changing geopolitical environment in Eurasia and the ongoing withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan, U.S. Source: http://www.astanatimes.com

Kazakh cuisine stirs up interest in New York (PHOTO) (RT @KazSocialcom: #Kazakh #cuisine stirs up interest in #NewYorkhttp://t.co/U0vXhWdhFC #KAZ #KZ @kazinform_eng #culture #people #USA http:…)… Source: kazinform.kz

Tethys Petroleum Limited: Operations and Corporate Update Yahoo Finance UK Negotiations on possible sales contracts continue (following the usual Central Asian summer break) and we hope to reach a conclusion on these negotiations before the end of… Source: uk.finance.yahoo.com

Kazakh companies are not ready to carry out complex maintenance services in oil and gas sector (Kazakh companies lack experience, knowledge for complex oil, gas sector … Source: en.trend.az

Young Kazakh skater wins bronze at Junior Grand Prix in Japan Tengrinews Kazakhstan’s fugure skater, 14, Elizabet Tursynbayeva has become the bronze prizewinner at the International Skating Union (ISU) Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating which was… Source: en.tengrinews.kz

Astana Times Cultural Development is Key to Successful State Astana Times Realising the need for modernisation of the cultural policy, President Nursultan Nazarbayev in his address to the people of Kazakhstan, “Kazakhstan’s Way 2050: common goal,… Source: http://www.astanatimes.com

The Sheridan Press (subscription) Old, modern mix in unique skiing culture The Sheridan Press (subscription) Since the Tuvan people live in a remote mountain range where China touches Mongolia, Kazakhstan and Russian, it can’t be denied that they… Source: thesheridanpress.com