Analyze the sentiment of this statement extracted from a financial news article. Provide your answer as either negative, positive, or neutral.
Text: On January 29 , 2009 The largest Nordic bank Nordea and Finnish retail chain Stockmann launched a regionally unique cooperation project : they are the first to introduce a common MasterCard credit card enabling payments in different states and stores .
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On January 29 , 2009 The largest Nordic bank Nordea and Finnish retail chain Stockmann launched a regionally unique cooperation project : they are the first to introduce a common MasterCard credit card enabling payments in different states and stores .