Egypt is climbing out of economic troubles that have plagued the nation since the 2011 uprising, and according to reports, government procurement and business-to-business ventures are playing a crucial role in this recovery. Source: http://www.pymnts.com

Alternative financers are often crucial to the success of small businesses, and their services are becoming more technologically savvy. One of these alternative lenders is FundThrough. Source: http://www.pymnts.com

Lending in developed markets has stagnated. In real terms, private sector bank lending in the world’s top economies increased by just 0.1 percent last year, according to UHY, an international accountancy network. Source: http://www.pymnts.com

March is coming in like a lion in the world of mobile payments! Source: http://www.pymnts.com

MasterCard is on a roll with exciting announcements revealed at this year’s Mobile World Congress. Today, the company announced its findings from the third annual Mobile Payments Study. Source: http://www.pymnts.com

Last week, there were a couple of major announcements in the world of mobile payments that suggest that the battle for supremacy in the mobile payments world is heating up –  and in a pretty big way. Source: http://www.pymnts.com

High-end real estate transactions between the very wealthy, shrouded in legal secrecy and tangled in webs of shell companies, appear to be fueling criminality amid a housing affordability crisis for everyone who isn’t rich. Source: thinkprogress.org

Carlton House boasts a ballroom and a 10 person bath, but its owner claimed it wasn’t his. Source: http://www.afr.com

TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iranian Navy Commander Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari started an official visit to Kazakhstan for talks with the Central Asian country’s military officials. Source: http://www.tasnimnews.com

Kyrgyz law enforcement bodies warn that fighters recruited by ISIL may return to the Commonwealth of Independent States to carry out subversive activities. Source: sputniknews.com