Jet used by Tony Blair belongs to Richard Caring, the owner of the Ivy and Annabel’s, who once loaned the Labour party £2 million Source: http://www.telegraph.co.uk

Winter in Kazakhstan can be harsh – especially without heating. Source: http://www.rferl.org

A Pakistani man has gone on trial in Kazakhstan’s largest city, Almaty, for allegedly heading a human smuggling ring. Source: http://www.rferl.org

In the digital age, consumers increasingly demand a fast, seamless, hassle-free checkout process. As technology evolves to meet that demand, some fear that a Source: http://www.pymnts.com

Giant coffee chains Starbucks and Dunkin’ Donuts may have rolled out their mobile payment and loyalty apps nationwide, but that’s no reason regional chains Source: http://www.pymnts.com

TransferWise has snagged a big pile of investment dollars in a round led by one of the Facebook’s earliest backers, Andreessen Horowitz. The UK-based P2P money Source: http://www.pymnts.com

Clothing conglomerate Gap Inc. has decided to let go of its attempt at a stand-alone e-commerce brand, just the latest in a string of company overhauls aimed at Source: http://www.pymnts.com

For the third year in a row, Nordstrom has been ranked as the top fashion retailer by consumers. According to a study by Market Force Information, the Source: http://www.pymnts.com

Samsung fans and mobile payment fanatics have something new to look forward to this year at Mobile World Congress. According to reports on Sammobile.com, Source: http://www.pymnts.com

It’s the T if you’re in Boston, the L in Chicago, the Subway in NYC, the Muni in San Francisco, Metro in Los Angeles and the Tube in London. Just like each city Source: http://www.pymnts.com