Sunshine (she/her)@lemmy.caM to Buy European@feddit.ukEnglish · 2 days agoChief of Dutch Central Bank: US influence on payment systems is concerning, working on alternatives for Visa and Mastercard.nos.nlexternal-linkmessage-square126fedilinkarrow-up1808arrow-down12
arrow-up1806arrow-down1external-linkChief of Dutch Central Bank: US influence on payment systems is concerning, working on alternatives for Visa and Mastercard.nos.nlSunshine (she/her)@lemmy.caM to Buy European@feddit.ukEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square126fedilink
minus-squareKrik@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up23·2 days agoThere’s Wero, a European alternative to VISA and Mastercard.
minus-squaresanpo@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up14·2 days agoIs it? Doesn’t look like they offer debit/credit cards. Looks more like a PayPal alternative.
minus-squarelmuel@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·2 days agoYup that’s the current state of it. They say they’re planning to add in-store and online payment options though
minus-squareschubidubiduba@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·2 days agoIt’s a PayPal alternative, but developed in tandem with most European banks. That way, it will at some point also be used as backend for your normal debit and credit card payments, instead of VISA / MasterCard. If I remember correctly.
There’s Wero, a European alternative to VISA and Mastercard.
Is it? Doesn’t look like they offer debit/credit cards.
Looks more like a PayPal alternative.
Yup that’s the current state of it. They say they’re planning to add in-store and online payment options though
It’s a PayPal alternative, but developed in tandem with most European banks. That way, it will at some point also be used as backend for your normal debit and credit card payments, instead of VISA / MasterCard. If I remember correctly.