• Ghoelian@piefed.social
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      2 days ago

      Do you have a source for that?

      I kind of doubt this. Even if we had a European (or any) alternatives, which we don’t, merchants will still want to be able to accept payments from tourists with these cards.

      • Riddick3001@lemmy.world
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        2 days ago

        I think we are talking about different things. Many European online and card payments in Europe run via Visa/ Mastercard In USA.

        Weru by the EPI, is a new internal payment system in Europe for payments by Europeans which is being rolled out in many EU contries, without visa Mastercard payment settlements.

        A tourist can always pay with Visa/ Mastercard in Europe or USA. That’s another matter. Wiithin Europe for Europeans that won’t no longer be necessary