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Mastercard ban on cannabis debit-cards

By Steve Levine on July 27, 2023
Posted in Banking, General Industry, Regulatory Issues

Mastercard sent cease and desist letters to payment processors and banks last week. These letters demanded certain financial service providers to stop allowing marijuana transactions on MasterCard debit cards.

What does this mean?

This is clearly just another body blow to a struggling industry. Obviously cannabis operators will likely deal with more cash but…

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