StreetShares, an online lender that offers loans to small businesses — many of them veteran-run — has secured another batch of funding. Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.pymnts.com

American Express teams up with SAP Ariba to ensure B2B procurement and spend remains compliant with corporate policy. Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.pymnts.com

B2B payments firms Payoneer and Armor Payments announce plans to merge and tackle the legacies in cross-border transactions. Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.pymnts.com

Andrew Molloy, the director of product of Ingenico Mobile Solutions, writes about the mPOS aspect of the EMV shift. Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.mobilepaymentstoday.com

Tough times for the Eurasian Economic Union are causing disillusionment among its members — Kazakhstan most notably — although Russia seems indisposed to pay heed to such misgivings. Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.eurasianet.org

Astana’s oversized dependence on oil has put the country’s economy at the whims of a merciless global oil market. Sourced through Scoop.it from: thediplomat.com

Energy Minister signalled that the country had not been invited to take part in a planned meeting of Opec and non-Opec oil producers Sourced through Scoop.it from: gulfnews.com

Markets in Asia largely recovered in late trade, with trading volatile in the wake of the European Central Bank’s latest stimulus measures. Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.bbc.co.uk

A powered exoskeleton that can improve a person’s gait are starting to gain traction as a new area of bionic development and improving the lives of many. Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.ipwatchdog.com

Mobile wallet solutions have been holding their own against emerging alternative payment solutions, thanks to the interest evinced by industry giants such as Amazon, Apple and Google. Sourced through Scoop.it from: contactlessintelligence.com