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Europe builds its own payments system to rival Visa and Mastercard

Original: Europe builds its own payments system to challenge Visa and Mastercard

European countries and banks are developing a homegrown payments system designed to reduce dependence on US giants Visa and Mastercard. The initiative aims to give Europe strategic autonomy over digital transactions, allowing payments to be processed within the continent's own infrastructure. Supporters frame it as a matter of economic sovereignty, while the US card networks face their first serious European-built competitor.

Why now: News of Europe moving toward digital and financial independence from American payment networks is resonating amid broader debates about sovereignty

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• Europe builds its own payments system to challenge Visa and Mastercard · Al Jazeera English · 537.3K

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