On paper at least, this looks like a strong platform on which to build a global business.

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This combination of marketing and banking experience on a global platform made him the perfect candidate, says MasterCard's Selander, who hired Banga as his number two last August.

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All this obsession comes courtesy of the Mobage social games platform, run by DeNA, which is on a mission of global domination.

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