Visa to MasterCard See Mobiles Helping Myanmar Go Cashless
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Visa Inc. and MasterCard Inc. said payments using mobile phones will help Myanmar reduce the use of cash when wireless networks are rolled out across Southeast Asia’s poorest country starting this year.
The world’s biggest electronic payments companies emphasized the potential for mobile-phone payments in Myanmar, where the government is preparing to grant two new telecommunications licenses at the end of this month.