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Re:PayPal’s updated acceptable use policy [pdf] by jonas-w on Sunday October 02, 2022 @09:51PM (#33062558)
I don't know if this is a german thing but here we have giropay. The money is instantly in your normal bank account. You just need to insert your phone number in your banking app of your bank and someone else can send/receive money directly via the app of their own bank when you/they know their/your phone number, without companies like paypal etc. The biggest banks of germany support it and you probably don't need another account at some third party banking company.
Re:PayPal’s updated acceptable use policy [pdf] by sorenjan on Sunday October 02, 2022 @10:51PM (#33062973)
Sweden has Swish, Norway has Vipps, etc. There is work ongoing to integrate systems from different countries to make them work together.

https://empsa.org/

Re:PayPal’s updated acceptable use policy [pdf] by benhurmarcel on Monday October 03, 2022 @08:08AM (#33066331)
A Eurozone-wide system is really lacking here.
Re:PayPal’s updated acceptable use policy [pdf] by nottorp on Monday October 03, 2022 @08:38AM (#33066631)
Well plain old wire transfers take 1 day internationally (inside the EU) and cost zero to 2 euro.
Re:PayPal’s updated acceptable use policy [pdf] by benhurmarcel on Tuesday October 04, 2022 @03:45PM (#33085692)
But needing the IBAN is inconvenient. That’s the main reason for the existence of national systems.
Re:PayPal’s updated acceptable use policy [pdf] by Gigachad on Sunday October 02, 2022 @11:44PM (#33063258)
Most countries have something like this but it doesn’t work for international transfers.
Re:PayPal’s updated acceptable use policy [pdf] by tiagod on Sunday October 02, 2022 @10:06PM (#33062689)
MBWay in Portugal is similar