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Vatican City, Jan 15, 2013 \/ 10:12 am (CNA\/EWTN News<\/a>).- The Bank of Italy's decision to not accept credit cards from foreign banks anymore at the Vatican has stunned a Vatican official, who reiterated the Holy See's financial transparency.<\/p>\n

\tAs of Jan. 1, the Vatican's main operator, Deutsche Bank Italian unit, has not been authorized to transact foreign credit cards in the tiny state \u2013 a move that could affect the millions of tourists who visit each year.<\/p>\n

\t\u201cI'm surprised by the measures taken by the Bank of Italy to block all credit card services of the Deutsche Bank in the Vatican,\u201d said the Holy See's Financial Information Authority director Ren\u00e9 Br\u00fclhart in an interview with Corriere della Sera.<\/p>\n

\tThe Vatican underwent a third financial evaluation by the Moneyval Committee of the Council of Europe in July, passing nine of 16 \u201ccore and key recommendations,\u201d which Br\u00fclhart called a \u201cgood report card.\u201d<\/p>\n

\tHe explained that the Vatican was not subject to any special measures for monitoring money laundering by Moneyval or any other international body.<\/p>\n

\t\u201cWe don't have problems with other European countries,\u201d added the top expert on anti-money laundering.<\/p>\n

\t\u201cOn the contrary, we have close collaboration and no other country in the world has adopted similar measures, which is why I'm truly surprised.\u201d<\/p>\n

\tBut on Jan. 10 the Bank of Italy published a note on its website saying it maintains that \u201cthe presence of an effective anti money laundering regime have still not been proved\u201d and cited the Moneyval report.<\/p>\n

\t\u201cThe reality is that, considering the particular nature of the Vatican City State, adequate measures have been adopted for vigilance, prevention and fighting money laundering and financing terrorism,\u201d countered Br\u00fclhart, who has been director of the AIF since November.<\/p>\n

\tLast year the European Union requested the Vatican City to combat money laundering.<\/p>\n

\tBut according to the native Swiss, the Holy See has done so by implementing the \u201cthird EU directive,\u201d which relates to anti money laundering and terrorist financing, along with the other European Union member states.<\/p>\n

\t\u201cIn some cases the Holy See adopted a superior and more severe standard for the Moneyval evaluators than the one requested by the directive,\u201d said the 40-year-old, who also labeled relations with the United States financial authorities as \u201cexcellent.\u201d<\/p>\n

\tThe AIF began negotiations with 20 countries after joining Belgium and Spain in an international exchange of information called \u201cMemoranda of Understanding\u201d last year.<\/p>\n

\tIt will also join another international network for the exchange of confidential financial information, called the \u201cEgmont Group,\u201d which will include over 130 countries.<\/p>\n

\t\u201cThe Holy See is committed to adopting further measures in the coming months because, as you know, fighting money laundering is always a work in progress,\u201d said Br\u00fclhart.<\/p>\n

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Vatican City, Jan 15, 2013 \/ 10:12 am (CNA\/EWTN News).- The Bank of Italy's decision to not accept credit cards from foreign banks anymore at the Vatican has stunned a Vatican official, who reiterated the Holy See's financial transparency.<\/p>\n

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