Etsy announced Thursday (Oct. 23) that is had launched a mobile card reader that combines a merchant’s online and offline business — a move that has the potential to fragment the virtual payment space. Source: http://www.pymnts.com

A few additional details are emerging about the startup former Apple exec and JCPenney CEO is running and it appears to be focused on customer service and helping shoppers make better purchase decisions. Source: http://www.pymnts.com

After weeks of waiting and speculating, Apple Pay went live and the payments industry stood back and watched things play out. Source: http://www.pymnts.com

Kazakhstan’s airlines can be withdrawn from the “blacklist” of the European Union in 2015, Source: en.trend.az

President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev stressed that Kazakh statehood dates centuries back. Source: en.tengrinews.kz

The Board of Kazakh Eurasian Bank decided to issue Eurobonds in the amount of up to $500 million Source: en.trend.az

Kazakh Senate (Parliament’s Upper Chamber) passed the law on ratification of the Agreement with Russia “On good-neighborliness and alliance in the twenty-first century” on Oct. 23 Source: en.trend.az

Kazakhstan government lowered the forecast of the country’s GDP growth for 2015-2019 Source: en.trend.az

A multi-vector foreign policy has always been a priority for Kazakhstan. Since independence, the government has signed a multitude of treaties establishing partnerships and working relations with neighbours far and wide. Source: http://www.astanatimes.com

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