Jack Dorsey founded payment startupSquare Inc. with a mission of rethinking the way people buy andsell stuff with their mobile phones. Source: http://www.businessweek.com

Merchants see mobile payments as a way to learn more about their customers. Apple Pay has made that virtually impossible Source: http://www.businessweek.com

Apple’s new mobile payment service bets consumers will no longer want to carry wallets, credit cards or cash. Source: http://www.cnbc.com

If you see a line of people outside McDonald’s today, here’s why: Apple is launching iOS 8.1 today, an update to its mobile operating system that includes Source: http://www.geekwire.com

Apple Pay was all the buzz this week in S.F. fin-tech circles as Apple’s partners and critics weighed how the iEverything giant will impact the payments business. Source: http://www.bizjournals.com

SHANGHAI: China shares rose on Monday, helped by speculation of further policy easing after a report that the country’s central bank was set to inject funds into to several banks. The People’s Source: http://www.brecorder.com

The prospects of developing the situation in Afghanistan and neighboring countries amid the ISAF main contingent withdrawal, as well as the threats posed by the “Taliban” movement and its allies were discussed at the headquarters of the Executive… Source: en.trend.az

The value of Kazakh Kaztransoil’s shares has increased by 33 percent since its sale within the People’s IPO program Source: en.trend.az

Kazakhstan-Hungary trade turnover announced as of eight months of 2014 Trend.az “The sides discussed the trade and economic cooperation between Kazakhstan and Hungary, as well as the prospects for collaboration and participation of Hungarian… Source: en.trend.az

The country’s wild apples are vanishing as construction expands, and a valuable hard cider source is disappearing Source: http://www.businessweek.com