On Thursday, the United States is contemplating enforcing a financial penalty that could ban Visa Inc, Mastercard Inc and other financial institutions from handling transactions in Venezuela, according to a senior Trump administration official. The action, which has not been finalized yet, would serve as another measure in stiffening the financial loop on the government of President Nicolas Maduro and his supporters. The penalties would be directed at the elite and groups who are loyal to Maduro, which include members of the military, armed gangs and Cubans functioning in Venezuela while intending to exempt ordinary Venezuelans. As per official sources, the aim of these sanctions is to pursue on stripping the illegitimate Maduro regime of approach to finance and repudiate their capability to continue stealing from the Venezuelan people.