The biggest news in Apple Pay this week came care of PYMNTS at this year’s innovation projection – with big news on both the adoption and innovation fronts.O day one, IP delegates got a peek at the InfoScout/PYMNTS Apple Pay…

If anyone has doubts about the rise in popularity of alternative small business financers, one only has to look at the numbers. Source: http://www.pymnts.com

Apply Pay still has a long way to go to obtain the mainstream mobile payment status it hopes to. But the high visibility of Apple and its payment technology could mean that a new group of customers will push Apple…

E-commerce is growing rapidly, projected to reach $2.35T in 2017. Online fraud, however, is growing even faster. As competition heats up in payments with Source: http://www.pymnts.com

Large banks and card issuers are ready for the U.S. shift to chip-and-PIN technology, according to a report issued Wednesday. But the drop in fraud that is expected to result is unlikely to come any time soon. Source: http://www.americanbanker.com

The Kazakh and Russian presidents struck a note of caution concerning the economic outlook for both countries after meeting in Astana on Friday, but expressed confidence that their difficulties… Source: http://www.youtube.com

ASTANA – The first Kazakhstan ski expedition to the North Pole will carry three flags – the national flag, the flag of the Assembly of the People of Kazakhstan (APK) which marks its 20th anniversary this year, and the flag…

Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Astana, Friday for trilateral talks with his Kazakh counterpart Nursultan Nazarbayev and Belarusian head of state Alexander Lukashenko. —————… Source: http://www.youtube.com

An ex-adviser to the French presidency was indicted on corruption charges linked to a trade agreement between Paris and Astana during Nicolas Sarkozy’s term, a source close to the probe told AFP Thursday.Ex-prefect… Source: http://www.expatica.com

Kazakhstan expects over 2 million people to visit the international exhibition EXPO, which will be held in 2017 in Astana Source: en.trend.az