Myanmar Payment Union Myanmar Payment Union Myanmar Payment Union (MPU) is a Myanmar financial services corporation headquartered in Yangon, Myanmar. It provides bank card services and a major card scheme in Myanmar. MPU was founded on 15 September 2011 with total of 16 members from both state and privately owned banks, and expanded to 23 members as of 19 Jan 2017. When it first started, its purpose was to provide the ATM and POS (Point of Sale) switching services among the banks. MPU cards have been issued since 14 September 2012. As a result, all bank card holders can withdraw and check their
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