News and analytical articles about Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan. Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.akipress.com

From Yahoo News: Kazakhstan is rolling out colourful pageantry to celebrate 550 years of statehood, defying an economic downturn that has battered a country viewed as a post-Soviet success story. Sourced through Scoop.it from: news.yahoo.com

Tajikistan’s President Emomali Rahmon and Kazakhstan’s President Nursultan Nazarbaev have met in Dushanbe a day before a summit of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) in Tajikistan’s capital. Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.rferl.org

FC Astana are a tiny, new club, but they are backed by Kazakhstan’s vast resources. Nick Ames went to see their grand project up close. Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.espnfc.com

Kazakhstan’s tenge sank the most since the country switched to a free-floating exchange rate as crude oil fell and Halyk Finance said the central bank’s key interest rate is too low to put a floor under the currency’s declines. Sourced…

Past weekend #Kazakhstan celebrated 550 years of #Kazakh Khanate! To learn more about #KZ #culture see our blog post http://t.co/16CqPygkHx Sourced through Scoop.it from: kazakhworld.com

Chase Bank is launching a new ad campaign to unify its SMB product offerings. Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.pymnts.com

Stripe is looking to revamp the mobile eCommerce experience with the release of its new API tool Relay — its own version of the buy button. Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.pymnts.com

Fiserv, a provider of financial services technology, announced Sept. 14 that it completed a pilot with VyStar Credit Union to offer CardFree Cash ATM access. Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.pymnts.com

Lloyds Banking Group will now offer Apple Pay to its customers at its Lloyds Bank, Halifax and Bank of Scotland brands. Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.pymnts.com