I just got an unmarked envelope in the mail from my bank with a South Dakota return address. (Public service announcement: The most unassuming letters are the ones you should definitely open!) It contained a brand-new debit card with a…

2015 may have been a landmark year for the global payments industry, but a new report suggests that what goes up must come down — even advanced payments strategies. Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.pymnts.com

Two lines of business dominate robot manufacturing company iRobot: the marquee vacuum, Roomba, and another one that gets rid of bombs. Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.pymnts.com

The world’s largest watchmaker by revenue, Swatch, is attempting to develop the next big thing in wearables for the Chinese market. Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.pymnts.com

August, the San Francisco-based maker of smart door locks that can be controlled from a mobile phone, said today that it’s expanding its products to include an accessory keypad for its locks and a… Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.theverge.com

Russian President Vladimir Putin will pay an official visit to Kazakhstan in mid-October. Sourced through Scoop.it from: en.tengrinews.kz

Kazakhstan: Activists Arrested for “Fomenting Strife” Online EurasiaNet Police in Kazakhstan have thrown two activists behind bars on suspicion of fomenting ethnic strife through postings on social networks in which they quoted from an old,… Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.eurasianet.org

England U21s won their second Euro ’17 U21 qualifying game with a 3-0 win over Kazakhstan U21s. Chelsea’s Loftus-Cheek opened the scoring, Nathan … Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.youtube.com

1. Long live friendship. Poland and Kazakhstan; 2. Alatau park of innovative technologies: how innovations are nourishing Kazakhstan economy; 3. China’s … Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.youtube.com

EurasiaNet China, Kazakhstan Planning New Special Forces Cooperation EurasiaNet China is giving new military aid to Kazakhstan and the two countries are planning joint special forces training, as Beijing slowly but steadily increases its military… Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.eurasianet.org