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Re:Can the Visa-Mastercard duopoly be broken? by moffkalast on Wednesday August 17, 2022 @07:26PM (#32503139)
> Instant, cost-free transfers between any two accounts, completed faster than you can lift your finger off your smartphone.

If you're referring to SEPA transfers, then frankly that's a joke. There are 40 cent fees for every transfer and it usually takes hours if not a full day to process as the bank closes the system at like 4PM for some gdamn reason and all further entries have to wait until tomorrow. Like are they processing this shit by hand by actual workers or something?

Maybe my bank just sucks.

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Re:Can the Visa-Mastercard duopoly be broken? by GekkePrutser on Wednesday August 17, 2022 @08:21PM (#32503619)
SEPA transfers within the Eurozone are not allowed to cost more than a local bank transfer. So if it costs 40 cents for you, it means it's because all your transfers cost 40 cents :)
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