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MASTERCARD'S time to come UNCERTAIN IN CANADA

Aug. 03 1998 (CARD stranges Vol. 13, No. 15 via COMTEX) -- A credit
card revolution is taking place in Canada, which could challenge
its
status as the last fatherland that does not permit duality, the policy
that allows banks to issue the two Visa and MasterCard credit cards

U issuers also may behold new opportunities in Canada as a proceed
of
the common high rate of consolidation in Canada.

When Toronto-based Royal Bank of Canada and Bank of Montreal
announced their intention to immerse Jan. 23, Canadian regulators
grew