Nursultan Nazarbayev to meet with Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency Yukiya Amano on Thursday. Sourced through Scoop.it from: sputniknews.com

China on Monday confirmed it will participate in Expo 2017 in Astana, Kazakhstan, kicking off the country’s preparation work for the event. Sourced through Scoop.it from: news.xinhuanet.com

ASTANA: Pakistan and Kazakhstan on Tuesday signed three Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs) for cooperation in the areas of trade and investment, defense and strategic studies and training in foreign se… Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.brecorder.com

The sea of red in the global stock markets is rising, and so is investor fear. But the implications for payments companies may be short-lived. Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.pymnts.com

The latest research from MarketResearch.com forecasts the global cybersecurity market to jump from $106.32 billion in 2015 to $170.21 billion by 2020. Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.pymnts.com

A federal court said companies that fail to provide consumers with “reasonable protections” against data breaches can be sued by consumer protection agencies. Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.pymnts.com

Visa’s online payments service, Visa Checkout, is less than a year old but it’s already secure more merchant partnerships to expand its global retail reach. Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.pymnts.com

Facebook has unveiled its donate button aimed at nonprofits and advertisement pages linked to those organizations. Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.pymnts.com

The value of mobile payments worldwide is expected to increase 124 percent to $1 trillion in 2017, up from this year’s less than $500 billion, according to analyst house International Data Corporation (IDC). Sourced through Scoop.it from: paymentweek.com

A recent panel at Networld Media Group’s CONNECT Mobile Innovation Summit attempted to clarify today’s mobile payments market, which is becoming an increasingly difficult task when you consider the options available to merchants. Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.fastcasual.com