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Letter from the editors

t press time for this issue, President Trump
has just declared a national emergency at
the U.S. southern border. Pundits are pre-
A dicting legal challenges will tie up this
declaration in court for some time. Meanwhile, the
economy is still strong. Indeed, we're in the midst of
the longest economic expansion in U.S. history. But
will it remain so? This issue's lead article discusses the
recent partial federal government shutdown, providing
examples of specific businesses and sectors affected,
as well as a discussion of short-term and potential
long-term effects of the disruption to our economy and
government services.

The shutdown shows that major disputes among
lawmakers can affect the payments sphere. So can
other actions that garner less attention. One covered
in Breaking Industry News is the Consumer Financial
Protection Bureau's decision to drop plans to change its
name while also planning to loosen some protections Let me make it easy for you to
against predatory lending practices. This is highlighted
in News Briefs herein, along with other news such as reach your target audience with
the renewal of Visa's partnership with the NFL through
the 2025 season, which portends well for contactless a personalized custom advertising
payments at sports stadiums and elsewhere; the campaigns to meet your
National ATM Council's 50th anniversary celebration,
with events scheduled throughout the year; real-time companies individual needs today.
rewards gain of recognition and steam; and alarming,
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If you want to scope out potential new partners
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