Keep an eye out for the following affordable, high-quality small-business services and trends this year. Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.entrepreneur.com

One security expert gives his predictions about what we’ll see in this industry going forward. Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.mobilepaymentstoday.com

Fluent discusses how to add the ingredient of blockchain technology to various recipes in FinTech. Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.pymnts.com

Richard Steggall, Co-Founder and CEO of Urban FT, shares his perspective on how digital innovation has “democratized” banking and financial services. Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.pymnts.com

Here’s what you need to know. Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.huffingtonpost.com

While KBR was being investigated for bribery in Nigeria, it was partnering with a company that bribed officials in Kazakhstan. Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.huffingtonpost.com

Cloth found alongside a gold and silver funerary mask (pictured) found in tombs cut into the rockface close to Samdzong village in Upper Mustang, Nepal, was made with materials from China and India. Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.dailymail.co.uk

According to President Nazarbayev, his country is a leader in global non-nuclear proliferation efforts. Sourced through Scoop.it from: thediplomat.com

Zhuldyz Abdykarimova is catching her breath after the lunchtime rush, wiping down tables in the small cafe where she works in a suburb of Almaty, Kazakhstan’s commercial capital.   Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.eurasianet.org

Nursultan Nazarbayev of Kazakhstan was so worried about his safety during his visit to the celebrity hangout Mamo on Monday that he lined the eatery with security guards. Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.dailymail.co.uk