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BHPetrol, Mastercard to launch 'Tap & Give' charity campaign in Malaysia

Monday, December 14, 2009

To celebrate the fifth anniversary launch of PayPass in the Asia/Pacific region, Mastercard is teaming up with BHPetrol to kick off a new campaign called “Tap & Give,” which will provide the Kwanis Down Syndrome Foundation a portion of every PayPass customer transaction performed at BHPetrol stations.

The Kwanis Down Syndrome Foundation is a non-profit organization committed to the welfare of children aged six and under with Down Syndrome. BHPetrol and Mastercard will officially launch the new campaign December 15 during a ceremony at a specially selected BHPetrol station in Kuala Lumpur. [end] 

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