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Detailed explanation-1: -Mastercard teams up with badminton stars to promote digital payments in India. Financial services company Mastercard has announced badminton players Lakshya Sen, Kidambi Srikanth, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty as brand ambassadors in India.

Detailed explanation-2: -Globally, Mastercard is deeply invested in sports from tennis to cricket to soccer to e-sports, with badminton now added to the list.

Detailed explanation-3: -The American multinational financial services firm, Mastercard has announced a collaboration with Indian badminton players, Lakshya Sen, Kidambi Srikanth, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty as brand ambassadors in India.

Detailed explanation-4: -Similar to the key role played by its brand ambassador MS Dhoni, the badminton stars will be a part of its ‘Team Cashless India’ campaign, which works with merchants and cardholders to create awareness of the safety, security of digital payments.

Detailed explanation-5: -Nikhil Sahni, division president, South Asia, Mastercard, said, “The company is delighted to team up with Indian badminton stars Sen, Srikanth, Rankireddy and Shetty, who serve as an inspiration to millions of sports enthusiasts in the country.”