Uber is shutting down its on-demand product delivery service, UberEssentials.The company had begun running the pilot program in select areas of Washington, D.C., over the summer before expanding throughout the city by January. Source: http://www.pymnts.com

It’s not just the young professionals getting plugged into online banking, it’s their parents and grandparents, as well. Source: http://www.pymnts.com

Apple was a game-changer for the music industry with iTunes. Apple wants to be a game-changer for the payments industry with Apple Pay. Source: http://www.pymnts.com

The payments world was literally sitting on pins and needles waiting for the Fed to disclose more specifics on its 18-month study about how to deliver “faster payments” here in the U.S. Source: http://www.pymnts.com

NEW YORK, NY–(Marketwired – Jan 26, 2015) – SmartMetric, Inc. Source: http://www.financialbuzz.com

ASTANA – Among the most successful reforms the Kazakh government has implemented in the last decade, experts often name the establishment of an extensive network of Centres for Servicing the Population (CSP). Source: http://www.astanatimes.com

DAVOS – Prime Minister of Kazakhstan Karim Massimov signed a memorandum of understanding between the Kazakh government and the Organisation of Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) on the implementation of the country programme for 2015-2016… Source: http://www.astanatimes.com

Van Gogh and the decision that changed art history Source: kazakh-tv.kz

Energy sector-related challenges and opportunities prevailing in the 21st century will be the focus of Expo-2017, a global exhibition to be organized by the Government of Kazakhstan in national capital Astana from June 10 to September 10, 2017.The… Source: http://www.business-standard.com

As the price of oil drops and Kazakh government revenues shrink, the government has begun a more stringent evaluation of its energy sector. It was announced yesterday that oil treatment facilities … Source: steppedispatches.com