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Re:Visa and Mastercard: The global payment duopoly (2024) by omgwtfbbq123 on Friday July 25, 2025 @01:32AM (#44679871)
wero is a private company, from Belgium, not an EU initiative.

In the same vibe you have Lydia in France that is successful.

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Re:Visa and Mastercard: The global payment duopoly (2024) by isodev on Friday July 25, 2025 @02:30AM (#44680197)
I think the EU calls for a decentralised approach with multiple cross border providers.

Wero is technically from Benelux as there are origins in Belgium, Netherlands and Luxembourg. There are also other initiatives in Estonia, Finland, Sweden, Denmark, … to create alternative card payment system that is also resilient to internet failure.

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