Re:Europe's $24T Breakup with Visa and Mastercard Has Begun
by hermanzegerman on Tuesday February 10, 2026 @04:52PM
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Digital Markets Act, also Apple nearly lost their payment monopoly in Germany as powerful banks lobbied for a law forcing them to open up. It was passed, but then they didn't want to use it. If I would guess, Apple offered them preferential conditions to not have a precedent.
https://financefwd.com/de/sparkassen-apple-nfc/