Political risk usually weighs on emerging economies sovereign credit ratings and events in HK show they can come out of the blue. Maplecroft’s quarterly risk index shows a rise. Source: blogs.reuters.com

What a strong dollar means to emerging markets. Source: http://www.forbes.com

Why biometrics will be the key to mobile payments adoption. Source: http://www.banktech.com

The KIVOX Mobile Voice iD solution, developed by voice biometrics provider AGNITiO, identifies and authenticates mobile users by their unique voiceprint. It was a finalist in the ”Best Mobile Utility App”category of the Silicon Valley Business App Awards, and can…

U.K.-based P2P trade-finance platform MarketInvoice is expanding into Europe and reaching out to retail investors, according to Global Trade Review. Source: http://www.pymnts.com

The expanding global credit market and virtual merchant options paired with the cash-to-card shift translated to 205 billion transactions last year, a 13 percent  increase from, 2012, according to figures released Thursday (Oct. Source: http://www.pymnts.com

A pet peeve of many consumers is having to deal with fraudulent charges on a debit or credit card and ultimately having to cancel the card and signing up for a new one. Source: http://www.pymnts.com

Digital security solutions provider for the mobility space, Oberthur Technologies, announced the launch of its first payment card integrating dynamic Card Verification Value/Code technology from NagraID Security (NIDS) to secure online… Source: http://www.pymnts.com

The document is of the utmost importance for Kazakhstan because it determines the basis of the state’s economic policy for many years ahead, Economy Minister Erbolat Dosayev says Source: en.itar-tass.com

News. Serbia has received humanitarian aid from Kazakhstan. Source: en.tengrinews.kz