ASTANA – Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev chaired an expanded government meeting Feb.11 to discuss the current state of the domestic economy and measures for its development as it faces numerous challenges from the outside. Source: http://www.astanatimes.com

President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev has ordered to reduce government spending by 700 billion tenge ($3.78 billion). Source: en.tengrinews.kz

The Taxation Department of Karaganda Oblast has began a check to confirm the outstanding debt of Kazakhstan tax authorities to ArcelorMittal Temirtau. Source: en.tengrinews.kz

A Gemalto report showed that more than 1 billion data records were stolen from 1,500 separate hacking incidents in 2014. This is a 49 percent increase from the Source: http://www.pymnts.com

The merchant search to find better ways to connect with consumers via gifts, offers, discounts and more remains one of the key drivers of payments innovation Source: http://www.pymnts.com

Nearly 95 percent of payment terminals in Western Europe accept EMV cards. In the U.S., however, just 14 percent of the 11.8 million operating terminals are EMV Source: http://www.pymnts.com

CIO TodayCan Text Messaging Boost Customer Engagement?CIO Todayengagement firm already offered short codes, long codes, one-way and two-way global SMS (Short Message Service) text messaging. Source: http://www.cio-today.com

In 2016, the portion of mobile-influenced in-store retail sales is expected to jump to more than 50 percent. This means almost half of a brand’s customers will soon be proverbially “up for grabs” t… Source: venturebeat.com

This article is by Chris Bolman, director of growth at Percolate. In a global world, brands need to speak a lot of different customers’ languages. Source: http://www.forbes.com

Creative technology will drive the next era of marketing, Brands are still a long way off from delivering the connected, personalised marketing that people crave, says Omaid Hiwaizi chief strategy officer, UK, Geometry Global and director of… Source: http://www.marketingmagazine.co.uk