NorskSud@lemmy.pt to Europe@feddit.orgEnglish · 14 hours agoEuropean alternatives to Visa and Mastercard ‘urgently’ needed, says banking chiefwww.ft.comexternal-linkmessage-square48fedilinkarrow-up1401arrow-down11
arrow-up1400arrow-down1external-linkEuropean alternatives to Visa and Mastercard ‘urgently’ needed, says banking chiefwww.ft.comNorskSud@lemmy.pt to Europe@feddit.orgEnglish · 14 hours agomessage-square48fedilink
minus-squaredeHaga@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down3·13 hours agoBecause Switzerland is not in the EU and the ECB won’t let that happen. They’d rather have the yanks ripping them off than allow real competition. Protectionism sucks.
minus-squareNorskSud@lemmy.ptOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·6 hours agoThat’s a ridiculous claim as several EU countries have their own systems, which they are trying to make interoperable between them in some cases or merge into Wero in others.
minus-squareLumisal@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·11 hours agoI’m pretty sure it’s Switzerland that doesn’t want to join the EU and not the other way around
Because Switzerland is not in the EU and the ECB won’t let that happen. They’d rather have the yanks ripping them off than allow real competition.
Protectionism sucks.
That’s a ridiculous claim as several EU countries have their own systems, which they are trying to make interoperable between them in some cases or merge into Wero in others.
I’m pretty sure it’s Switzerland that doesn’t want to join the EU and not the other way around