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Italy suspends Vatican bank card payments
Source: BBC
3 January 2013 Last updated at 17:30 GMT
Italy suspends Vatican bank card payments
The Italian central bank has suspended all bank card payments in the Vatican, citing its failure to implement fully anti-money laundering legislation, Italian media report.
The Holy See was required to meet in full European Union safeguards on finances by the start of 2013.
Its failure means tourists will have to pay cash at its museums and shops.
A Vatican spokesman said contacts were under way and the suspension of bank card payments should be "short-lived".
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Italy suspends Vatican bank card payments
The Italian central bank has suspended all bank card payments in the Vatican, citing its failure to implement fully anti-money laundering legislation, Italian media report.
The Holy See was required to meet in full European Union safeguards on finances by the start of 2013.
Its failure means tourists will have to pay cash at its museums and shops.
A Vatican spokesman said contacts were under way and the suspension of bank card payments should be "short-lived".
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Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-20903443
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