“Cash is…” – MasterCard Execs Finish the Sentence

By PYMNTS | September 16, 2011

PYMNTS.com Innovators have labeled cash as king (Staples) to “for the treasury” (LevelUp) and even being on life support (Cars.com).

Today, PYMNTS asked MasterCard’s Chief Product Officer Tim Murphy and Chief Emerging Payments Officer Ed McLaughlin to finish the sentence, “Cash is…” Check out their intriguing responses below:

(How would you finish the sentence? Leave us your response below!)

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