As NATO, a guarantor of stability, retreats west, Central Asian states have become increasingly vulnerable to external and internal pressures. Source: http://www.foreignaffairs.com

The Astana International Financial Centre (AIFC) will become one of the world’s top 20 financial centres, if Kazakhstan’s President Nazarbayev has his way. Source: http://www.eurasianbusinessbriefing.com

It seems everyone is getting in on the subscription service act. Less than a week after Walmart announced it would be launching a $50 per year rival to Source: http://www.pymnts.com

Shopify – a Canadian firm that helps retailers move their goods more efficiently online – announced yesterday (May 20) that it priced its initial public Source: http://www.pymnts.com

Apple Pay can put another one on the books — for its merchant list, that is. As reported by 9 To 5 Mac, Express clothing stores are among the growing list of Source: http://www.pymnts.com

During a time when sales can be rocky for most major retailers, Target posted a better-than-expected first quarter earnings yesterday (May 20) — driven by the Source: http://www.pymnts.com

At the end of 2014, analysts estimated that 40 million shoppers had Amazon Prime subscriptions. New reports from CIRP reveal that Amazon Prime subscriptions Source: http://www.pymnts.com

PaidEasy uses its proprietary technology that seamlessly integrates with merchants’ exiting POS without any extra steps, hardware or connector. Source: http://www.pymnts.com

One of the many merits of the World Wide Web is its ability to assist in the near instantaneous transmission of vital information around the world – almost at Source: http://www.pymnts.com

What if someone told you that you could save your organization nearly half a billion dollars and the reputational cost associated with suffering a data breach? Source: http://www.pymnts.com