AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoBRICS Summit Tech & Finance: In New Delhi, BRICS leaders and business forums are pushing for linked payment systems, more local-currency trade, and digital trade rules, while Russia pitches a New Development Bank-based investment platform for infrastructure, logistics and tech projects. Kazakhstan–Uzbekistan Payments: Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan will launch cross-border QR-code payments, letting citizens use each other’s national QR systems, plus plans for direct card transfers via mobile banking. Kazakhstan FinTech Push: At Astana Finance Days, officials said Kazakhstan is moving beyond basic digitalization toward new financial products and deeper markets, with the National Bank backing innovation across the sector. AI in Finance & Cities: Kazakhstan’s National Bank digital unit signed deals to use AI and digital tools for Alatau city systems and to expand payment services and national payment infrastructure. Cybersecurity: A report warns that AI-assisted attackers exploited PaperCut print software flaws, compromising hundreds of organizations—an urgent reminder for patching and security hygiene. Space Science: Scientists discussed how long-term microgravity could reshape human biology and cognition, with Kazakhstan highlighting its growing space ambitions beyond Baikonur.
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