Banks must up their digital street cred with a younger audience if they want to attract the millennial generation to use their services, according to a new report from BBVA. Source: http://www.pymnts.com

Creditcall, an EMV-ready payment gateway provider, has just announced the launch of ChipDNA Lite; a solution designed expedite EMV migration without the requirement of any hardware investment such as test cards or PINpads. Source: http://www.pymnts.com

http://www.pymnts.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Creditcall-Podcast.mp3 When it comes to EMV, some say that the U.S. is late to the party. Source: http://www.pymnts.com

ASTANA – Performances of “Spartacus” will highlight the first appearance by the Astana Opera ballet troupe at the Teatro Carlo Felice, the ancient theatre and principal opera house in Genoa, Italy. Source: http://www.astanatimes.com

Pavlodar Oil Refinery will receive funding from Development Bank of Kazakhstan (DBK) amounting to $1.2 billion. Source: en.tengrinews.kz

Kazakhstan’s oilmen working at the offshore Kalamkas-Sea field in the Mangistau region have gone on strike, an anonymous source at the country’s national oil and gas company KazMunaiGas told Trend Agency on January 8. Source: http://www.azernews.az

Are you using video to promote your brand? Do you want to create videos without having costly equipment? XIf you have a smartphone, you already have all of the tools you need to create fun and engaging social videos. In…

In a new survey conducted in September 2014, the Pew Research Center finds that Facebook remains by far the most popular social media site. While its growth has slowed, the level of user engagement with the platform has increased. Other…

Internet-connected, autonomous cars are fast becoming realities, but there are still plenty of roadblocks ahead. Source: recode.net

The future of tech? Everything that can be connected, will be connected. And everything will be hacked.. Source: edition.cnn.com