Not only can Apple Pay users utilize the service in-store, they can now begin to start paying for parking as well as rent.SpotHero, a Chicago based startup recently updated its mobile app to support Apple Pay. Source: http://www.pymnts.com

Russia is leading a global anti-LGBT push, but it was once a refuge for LGBT people from more conservative countries around the region. One man who fled tells his story to BuzzFeed News. Source: http://www.buzzfeed.com

[Events] From 17 to 21 November 2014, the Central Asia and the Caucasus Association of Agricultural Research Institutes (CACAARI) and the Central Asia and the Caucasus Forum for Rural Advi… Source: http://www.egfar.org

The flag carrier of Kazakhstan is a joint venture between the national’s wealth fund Samruk Kazyna and UK defence company BAE Systems, with respective shares of 51 per cent and 49 per cent. Source: http://www.khaleejtimes.com

RT @Navbahor: @StateDept #Kazakhstan #CentralAsia #NuclearSecurity Project Saphire discussion @CSISRussia http://t.co/nBLSorjer5 Source: csis.org

In the first nine months of 2014 the assets of Kazakhstan Mortgage Company (KMC) has increased 4% to 175 billion tenge according to the latest consolidated financial statements, reports business… Source: http://www.youtube.com

Mobile payments app Venmo will now let iPhone users sign into its P2P payments service using Apple’s Touch ID feature, and has also simplified signing up for Source: http://www.pymnts.com

Photo-sharing service Snapchat has launched a new, photo-free use for its network: Sending money. The company announced a partnership with Square on Monday Source: http://www.pymnts.com

Managing the “dozens of ACH islands” that exist around the worldwide in order to pay hundreds or even thousands of payments to suppliers is typically time Source: http://www.pymnts.com

A report from Ericsson released Tuesday (Nov. 18) shows some startling growth of Internet-connected devices in the U.S., with 90 percent of U.S. households Source: http://www.pymnts.com