EU seeks alternatives to US payment cards

billybuckwheat 12 points 2 comments August 13, 2026
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kubb

Many countries already have alternatives. But the digital Euro as proposed in some variants - a personal wallet with limited size, not tied to any bank with fully anonymous contactless offline transactions plus the status of legal tender would be amazing, and truly a world-leading solution.

palata

> Washington accuses Brazil of favouring a state-run payment system and engaging in unfair competition with US companies operating in the sector, especially credit card operators. How ironic.

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