U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is set to travel to Central Asia in the coming days for bilateral and multilateral talks with his counterparts in the region. Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.rferl.org

Kazakhstan Increases Social Benefits for Numerous Groups Sourced through Scoop.it from: astanatimes.com

Kazakhstan’s Kazatomprom Company has signed an agreement on cooperation with Qatar in solar energy development. Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.azernews.az

After Ukraine and Syria, the ex-Soviet republics of Central Asia could become the latest venue for geopolitical rivalry between Moscow and Washington, driv Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.japantimes.co.jp

The FINANCIAL — The EBRD and the government of Kazakhstan are continuing to support water and wastewater modernisation in the country with a new loan… Sourced through Scoop.it from: finchannel.com

ASTANA: Japan will allocate some US$25 billion for Central Asia’s development within the next five years, Russia’s TASS news agency reported Japanese Premier Shinzo Abe as saying during his visit in Kazakhstan on Tuesday. Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.malaysiandigest.com

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The Wall Street Journal reports that Citigroup Inc is testing a pair of newfangled ATM formats from Diebold that will scan customers’ eyeballs with smart phones… Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.engadget.com

Fujitsu says it has developed software that uses biometric data directly as the basis for encryption and decryption of data, simplifying and strengthening security systems that rely on biometrics such as fingerprints, retina scans and palm vein… Sourced through Scoop.it…

The Money20/20 conference in Las Vegas is well underway, and NuData Security is there showcasing its NuDetect behavioral biometrics and analytics solution. Sourced through Scoop.it from: findbiometrics.com