4 ms·

Exposed yes, but not fatally if you're working with alternative de-dollarised banking systems in the eurozone, for example.

• lmz 1mo ago
  Won't help if they sanction you and cut you off from SWIFT (or the card networks) so it just depends on the degree of the governance issues here.
  • guiriduro 1mo ago
    Most european banking entities already have and use SEPA.
    • lmz 1mo ago
      Any alternative non US, Europe wide card network? I suppose you could use Mir, or UnionPay.
      • Abstract_Typist 1mo ago
        This is an issue, but one Europe is acutely aware of and working on. WERO is one strand of that. https://www.reneweuropegroup.eu/news/2026-06-23/independence-from-us-payment-systems-todays-vote-on-the-digital-euro https://www.reneweuropegroup.eu/news/2026-06-23/independence... https://europeanbusinessmagazine.com/eu-payments-sovereignty-why-europe-seeks-independence-from-visa-and-mastercard/ https://europeanbusinessmagazine.com/eu-payments-sovereignty... https://stripe.com/en-fr/resources/more/wero-how-europes-unified-digital-wallet-is-changing-payments https://stripe.com/en-fr/resources/more/wero-how-europes-uni...
  • Abstract_Typist 1mo ago
    Ah.. SWIFT is an international cooperative, originated in Europe and based in Brussels..