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European payments groups join forces to challenge US dominance

63 points · 92 comments · vrganj

M95D · 1790944402 · focus · HN ↗
It's all based on phone apps, replacing Visa/Mastercard dependency with Apple and Google dependency. Far worse for privacy IMO.
1. Lio · 1790944874 · focus · HN ↗
  Not sure it could be worse for privacy but even it was it would still stop Visa and Mastercard from refusing to carry payments.
  That's exactly what they did to high profile European judges. You can't pull that stunt and expect to get away with it long term.
  <a href="https://www.euronews.com/2026/02/18/us-sanctions-turn-international-criminal-court-judges-daily-life-into-a-nightmare" rel="nofollow">https://www.euronews.com/2026/02/18/us-sanctions-turn-intern...

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