MasterCard’s top manager, Ari Sarker, confirmed that his company is happy to support cryptocurrencies, but only in cases where such currencies will be issued by central banks, will be regulated and will comply with all legal requirements. At the moment, the MasterCard pilot project, that allows customers to withdraw cryptocurrencies, is active in Japan and Singapore. However, according to Mr Sarker, this program is not related to crypto trading and is fully controlled by KYC procedures and measures to combat money laundering.