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4/7/2021 READOUT: Treasury Deputy Secretary Wally Adeyemo Met with the Payments Leadership Council | U.S. Department of … U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY READOUT: Treasury Deputy Secretary Wally Adeyemo Met with the Payments Leadership Council April 6, 2021 Today, Deputy Secretary Wally Adeyemo met virtually with CEOs from seven U.S.-based payment companies and representatives from the Payments Leadership Council (PLC) to discuss the important role electronic payments and financial inclusion play in our economic recovery. Deputy Secretary Adeyemo reiterated how critical it is that businesses and government work together toward a swi and inclusive economic recovery. In particular, Adeyemo stressed that the recovery must address the economic inequalities that existed before, but have been exacerbated by, the pandemic. Additionally, Deputy Secretary Adeyemo applauded PLC members for working with the Treasury Department to distribute more than 130 million Economic Impact Payments as rapidly as possible, and for devising innovative ways to distribute payments to underbanked and unbanked individuals. The group also discussed how the American Jobs Plan and infrastructure investments, such as access to broadband, will help unlock economic potential. Deputy Secretary Adeyemo was joined by the following: Al Kelly Jr., Chairman and Chief Executive O icer, Visa Inc. Stephen J Squeri, Chairman and Chief Executive O icer, American Express Roger Hochschild, Director, Chief Executive O icer, and President, Discover Financial Services Gary Norcross, Chairman and Chief Executive O icer, FIS Frank J. Bisignano, President and Chief Executive O icer, Fiserv Je Sloan, Chief Executive O icer, Global Payments Michael Miebach, Chief Executive O icer, Mastercard Raj Date, Founding Director, Payments Leadership Council ### https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jy0107 1/2 4/7/2021 READOUT: Treasury Deputy Secretary Wally Adeyemo Met with the Payments Leadership Council | U.S. Department of … https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jy0107 2/2
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