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[โ€“] androidul@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

havenโ€™t read yet, but I hope for some interoperability at least, Iโ€™ve read this agreed by Italy, Spain, Portugal & Nordics: https://houseofel.net/europe-launches-payment-system-to-replace-visa-and-mastercard-48-5-million-users-and-growing/#%3A%7E%3Atext=including+Italy%E2%80%99s+Bancomat%2C+Spain%E2%80%99s+Bizum

I am really happy to see this field flourishing with so many countries jumping aboard with their own solutions, then they could interoperate and improve the network