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Buy European@feddit.ukEnglish · 14 days ago

Chief of Dutch Central Bank: US influence on payment systems is concerning, working on alternatives for Visa and Mastercard.

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Chief of Dutch Central Bank: US influence on payment systems is concerning, working on alternatives for Visa and Mastercard.

Sunshine (she/her)@lemmy.caM to

Buy European@feddit.ukEnglish · 14 days ago

DNB maakt zich zorgen over Amerikaanse invloed op pinbetalingen

Pinbetalingen kunnen gebruikt worden als drukmiddel omdat ze via Amerikaanse bedrijven lopen. "Onwenselijk", noemt DNB dit risico.

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Nope, they just integrate visa/mastercard for international payments like most other European providers.
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  That was true, once upon a time. “Carte Bleue” is part of Visa Europe (which has been reintegrated into Visa. Inc in 2015) since 2010.

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