Two U.K. businesses are partnering to bring a more streamlined service for B2B payments in the United Arab Emirates. Source: http://www.pymnts.com

Amazon Business, Amazon’s B2B online supply service, has arrived, and it is set to fully engulf AmazonSupply, Amazon’s older B2B commerce program Wednesday (May 13). Source: http://www.pymnts.com

It has only been a few weeks since P2P lender Funding Circle announced a new $150 million fund for small business lending, but the alternative finance platform is already strengthening its offerings to SMEs looking to access cash. Source: http://www.pymnts.com

Late payments are a new normal for many of Europe’s businesses, and for eastern Europe, SMEs are in an especially tight spot. Source: http://www.pymnts.com

Businesses are keen to adopt the most innovative strategies to manage their cash flow, and the rise of Software-as-a-Service and cloud computing are part of those strategies. Source: http://www.pymnts.com

Kazakhstan is considering putting in place a limit on cash transactions for sole proprietors of 1,982,000 tenge ($10,667) per official agreement, Asemgul Kassenova Assel Satubaldina write for Tengrinews.  Director of the Payment Systems Development… Source: http://www.silkroadreporters.com

The Swan Lake Ballet Uralsk, Kazakhstan May 13, 2015 (Wednesday) – 19:00PM Inside the stage at Kazakh Drama Theater. Source: http://www.youtube.com

The Swan Lake Ballet – End of the ballet. Uralsk, Kazakhstan May 13, 2015 (Wednesday) – 19:00PM Inside the stage at Kazakh Drama Theater. Source: http://www.youtube.com

My colleagues and I performing at a grand concert put on by the Nazarbayev Intellectual School (NIS), Taraz, Art Department during Art week 2015. Source: http://www.youtube.com

Ex-Soviet Central Asia raises alarm over Daesh recruitment Source: en.arabstoday.net