Text Message System for Communicating with Customers Business 2 Community Increasingly companies are realizing how using a text message system to communicate with their customers is a fast, reliable and extremely effective way to reach their… Source: http://www.business2community.com

SmartMetric embeds Cortex processor into fingerprint-activated card Finextra SmartMetric is a publicly traded technology company that has added a fingerprint scanner built inside EMV payment credit and debit chip cards thereby creating a second… Source: http://www.finextra.com

Indonesian mobile operator Indosat is making it easier and more secure for Indonesians working abroad to send money back home to family and friends by adding the MasterCard-backed HomeSend service to its offerings, the telco said this week. Source: http://www.pymnts.com

http://www.pymnts.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/DoubleBeamPodcast.mp3To a degree that would likely shock an outsider, the payments industry loves a thrill. Source: http://www.pymnts.com

Earlier this week, the National Retail Federation reported that July retail sales, excluding automobiles, gas stations and restaurants, were flat, growing just 0.1 percent from June. Source: http://www.pymnts.com

TengrinewsKazakh expedition team approaches KashgarTengrinewsIt was hard for the Kazakh expedition to part with the place, so they set out later and reached their next stop only deep in the night. Source: en.tengrinews.kz

Astana TimesKazakh Space Industry Growth Will Help Country DevelopAstana TimesThe Baikonur complex was built in the 1950s on the vast steppes of Kazakhstan. Source: http://www.astanatimes.com

“Guardians of the Galaxy” Learn KazakhAstana TimesIt is good that among the 18 languages the film has premiered in, there is the Kazakh language, too. Source: http://www.astanatimes.com

Kazakh troops to participate in anti-terrorist Peace Mission drills in ChinaTengrinewsThe Kazakh troops loaded their military weaponry at the Dostyk Station near Almaty and set off for Zhurihe military base. Source: en.tengrinews.kz

Trend.azEarthquake hits Kazakh city of AlmatyTrend.azThe earthquake measuring occurred at 3:42 a.m. Source: en.trend.az