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Europeans really need to stop handing their money over to Trump-Visa and Trump-Card here. Canadians learned that lesson already. Why do european politicians not

Europeans really need to stop handing their money over to Trump-Visa and Trump-Card here. Canadians learned that lesson already. Why do european politicians not learn anything? Leyen even signed a surrender treaty where european taxpayers lose money that goes into the USA. I say stop it with the proxy-control from Washington.

FabCH 23d ago
Europeans have alternative payment networks already. For example, CH has Twint. They are actively being unified into a cross-border payment network. Of all the things to complain, this is the one where they are actually doing something…
toomuchtodo 23d ago
Digital euro clears key hurdle as EU seeks to break free from U.S. credit cards - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48647444 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48647444 - June 2026 (376 comments) European Parliament committee backs digital euro - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48645468 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48645468 - June 2026 (2 comments) Gov.uk has replaced Stripe with Dutch provider Adyen - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48415217 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48415217 - June 2026 (235 comments) Goodbye Visa and Mastercard: 130M Europeans switching to sovereign payment - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48207004 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48207004 - May 2026 (777 comments) Wero – Digital payment wallet, made in Europe - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47038965 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47038965 - February 2026 (132 comments) Europe's Banks Launch Wero Payments to Dislodge Visa, Mastercard - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41666833 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41666833 - September 2024 (88 comments) Unofficial Wero Adoption Tracker - https://www.werotracker.eu/ https://www.werotracker.eu/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wero https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wero https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Single_Euro_Payments_Area https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Single_Euro_Payments_Area
ranguna 23d ago
As someone from an EU country: the only place where I use visa/MasterCard is at Amazon. Everything else I use my country's payment system, which is now joining with Italy's own and probably more in the coming years.
- toomuchtodo 23d ago
  Amazon Germany is preparing to accept Wero, with full support expected within the next year, unsure if they do in other EU countries. Amazon Germany to Accept Wero - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49175644 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49175644 - August 2026 (14 comments) https://www.mobiflip.de/amazon-deutschland-wero-kommt/ https://www.mobiflip.de/amazon-deutschland-wero-kommt/ (German)

FabCH 23d ago

Europeans have alternative payment networks already. For example, CH has Twint. They are actively being unified into a cross-border payment network. Of all the things to complain, this is the one where they are actually doing something…

toomuchtodo 23d ago

Digital euro clears key hurdle as EU seeks to break free from U.S. credit cards - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48647444 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48647444 - June 2026 (376 comments) European Parliament committee backs digital euro - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48645468 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48645468 - June 2026 (2 comments) Gov.uk has replaced Stripe with Dutch provider Adyen - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48415217 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48415217 - June 2026 (235 comments) Goodbye Visa and Mastercard: 130M Europeans switching to sovereign payment - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48207004 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48207004 - May 2026 (777 comments) Wero – Digital payment wallet, made in Europe - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47038965 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47038965 - February 2026 (132 comments) Europe's Banks Launch Wero Payments to Dislodge Visa, Mastercard - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41666833 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41666833 - September 2024 (88 comments) Unofficial Wero Adoption Tracker - https://www.werotracker.eu/ https://www.werotracker.eu/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wero https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wero https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Single_Euro_Payments_Area https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Single_Euro_Payments_Area

ranguna 23d ago

As someone from an EU country: the only place where I use visa/MasterCard is at Amazon. Everything else I use my country's payment system, which is now joining with Italy's own and probably more in the coming years.

toomuchtodo 23d ago
Amazon Germany is preparing to accept Wero, with full support expected within the next year, unsure if they do in other EU countries. Amazon Germany to Accept Wero - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49175644 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49175644 - August 2026 (14 comments) https://www.mobiflip.de/amazon-deutschland-wero-kommt/ https://www.mobiflip.de/amazon-deutschland-wero-kommt/ (German)