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The Turkish Competition Board has initiated an investigation into global payment giants Mastercard and Visa over allegations of anti-competitive practices in Türkiye.

BELGRADE - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic met on Wednesday with a delegation of the American-Serbian Business Council (ASBC) - comprised of Archer Daniels Midland, Bechtel, Citi, MSD, Organon, Palo Alto Networks, Pfizer, Visa and USBC - and noted that cooperation with US firms brought not only capital but also technology transfers.

Taxpayers can now use foreign-issued bank cards to pay their taxes online, the Independent Authority for Public Revenue (AADE) has announced.

The AADE said that Visa and Mastercard cards issued by foreign banks can also be used to pay the ENFIA property tax, administrative fees, boat taxes, among others.

Economy Minister Kostis Hatzidakis intends to raise the issue of fees for the use of credit or debit cards during his meeting next week with representatives of the two payment-technology corporations MasterCard and Visa, in an attempt to contain the costs of plastic money, especially for product categories with a small profit margin, such as tobacco, newspapers etc.

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The European Commission wants to make online transactions faster and safer by making immediate payments the main option to pay for online items or simply transferring money. The EU's proposed law aims to make quick payments a barrier to the dominance of international systems such as Visa and MasterCard, as well as the entry of large internet companies into the payments sector.

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is departing on Wednesday for Davos, Switzerland, to attend the World Economic Forum (WEF) on Thursday and Friday, his press office announced.

A Turkish woman was among 41 people who allegedly took part in a massive retail theft in New York.

They were charged for their roles in this crime ring that stole luxury clothing and goods and thousands of items from drug stores that were then resold on eBay, New York Mayor Eric Adams and New York Attorney General Letitia James said in a press conference.

Turkey's tourism revenues may exceed the $35 billion target set for this year, Treasury and Finance Minister Nureddin Nebati has said.

Hotel occupancy rate is around 68 percent in April and is likely to increase to 92 percent in May, Nebati told reporters following a cabinet meeting in Ankara on April 25.

Bitcoin rose 1.4% on Tuesday, ending the day around $41,300 and remaining near that mark on Wednesday morning. Ethereum added 1.3% to $3080 in the last 24 hours, XRP corrected 0.9% to 0.766, and other top ten altcoins gained 0.7% (BNB) to 4.9% (Terra).