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Mastercard CEO Pushes Back Against National Payments System

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Ajay Banga, the chief executive officer (CEO) of Mastercard, is adamantly against any attempts to fracture the Global Payments Systems (GPS) into national domains, Financial Times (FT) reported on Sunday (Feb. Privacy-weary consumers could return to cash if governments push in the direction of nationalization of payments, Banga warned.

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Mastercard embraces nationalism

Payments Dive

The card company isn’t shying away from countries in which the governments are taking a more insular approach to building their payments systems.

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BSA and AML Day National 2020 Celebration

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Honor BSA/AML Professionals on October 26th Professionals across the nation are encouraged to celebrate National Financial Crime Fighter Day. . National Day Calendar Get more resources on this nationally recognized day. October 26th is now, officially, a nationally recognized day honoring BSA/AML Professionals.

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Vanuatu launches VANKLIA, a new national payment system

The Paypers

Vanuatu has adopted VANKLIA, a new national digital payment platform to strengthen its digital economy and promote financial inclusion.

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Pakistan Launches Payment System To Boost Financial Inclusion

PYMNTS

Pakistan has debuted a government-run instant digital payment system to help with financial inclusion and government revenue, Reuters reports. The new system is called "Raast," or "direct way," and will be rolled out in three phases culminating in early 2022, according to the news outlet.

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Today In How We Eat: National Cheeseburger Day, Fraud Free Pizza

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Today in the changing world of how we eat, Blaze Pizza finds ways to fight friendly fraud and quick-service restaurants (QSRs) digitally delight for National Cheeseburger Day. McDonald's Burger King And Other QSRs Celebrate National Cheeseburger Day With App-Based Discounts. How Blaze Pizza Fires Up Friendly Fraud Defenses.

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24 Big European Banks Take On Visa, Mastercard With Their Own Payment System

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Dubbed the Pan European Payment System Initiative, or PEPSI, the group has the support of 20 French and German banks, and would handle all forms of cashless transactions. . In 2011, PYMNTS reported on the Monnet Project , where two dozen European banks from seven countries considered starting a new European card system.

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