Europe's $24 Trillion Breakup With Visa and Mastercard
Lemmy.ca [Unofficial]
February 11, 2026
submitted by Massive_Pickle to canada 145 points | 27 comments https://europeanbusinessmagazine.com/business/europes-24-trillion-breakup-with-visa-and-mastercard-has-begun/
It would be awesome if Canada could do this.
“Every time a European taps a card, pays online or splits a bill with friends, the transaction flows through infrastructure owned and operated by American companies.”
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