Welcome to DU!
The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards.
Join the community:
Create a free account
Support DU (and get rid of ads!):
Become a Star Member
Latest Breaking News
General Discussion
The DU Lounge
All Forums
Issue Forums
Culture Forums
Alliance Forums
Region Forums
Support Forums
Help & Search
Cash only @ the Holy See
from the Detroit Free Press:
Tourists visiting Vatican City this week have experienced something decidedly non-heavenly -- they cannot use credit cards. It's cash only.
The reason? No bank will process credit card transactions from the small city-state. Apparently the Vatican has not complied with European Union banking regulations that safeguard against money laundering.
The Associated Press reported today that Italy's central bank blocked the electronic payments as of Dec. 31. Italian banks are not authorized to operate at the Vatican. ........................(more)
The complete piece is at: http://www.freep.com/article/20130103/FEATURES07/130103046/Cash-only-Vatican-City-no-credit-cards?odyssey=mod|newswell|text|FRONTPAGE|p
1 replies
= new reply since forum marked as read
= new reply since forum marked as read
