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Merchant/bank-card acquiring is folded into the 'payment transaction processing' category; UnionPay-affiliated acquirers and major state banks operate the bulk of infrastructure; risk-control enforcement is active.
Open gap — wpm-int-3No merchant-acquiring-specific development was located this cycle.Emerging-market/state-directed payments infrastructure (CIPS/mBridge) was prioritised over the standard 13-module sweep this cold-start cycle.
No sub-brief written this cycleThe module carries open gaps but no narrative analysis was authored this cycle. Flagged for the next research pass.
no periodic updates on record for this sub-brief
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