payment system Logos and Brands
Infrastructure systems that facilitate the movement of money between banks, merchants, and consumers form the basis of the Payment System section. SWIFT, which connects more than 11,000 financial institutions in 200 countries; Fedwire (US Federal Reserve); SEPA in the European Union; and UnionPay in China set the rules for interbank settlements. At the consumer level, Visa, Mastercard, American Express, and Discover/Diners Club process card transactions. The logos in this section mark systems operating at the level of the financial “water supply network” of the global economy, where a failure lasting several hours can paralyze trade across entire regions.
