NorskSud@lemmy.pt to Europe@feddit.orgEnglish · 1 day agoEuropean alternatives to Visa and Mastercard ‘urgently’ needed, says banking chiefwww.ft.comexternal-linkmessage-square106fedilinkarrow-up1683arrow-down13
arrow-up1680arrow-down1external-linkEuropean alternatives to Visa and Mastercard ‘urgently’ needed, says banking chiefwww.ft.comNorskSud@lemmy.pt to Europe@feddit.orgEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square106fedilink
minus-squarecnovel@jlai.lulinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·17 hours agoFrance still has one. It’s called CB (Carte Bleue) and is working alongside Visa and Mastercard. Notoriously, some years ago Visa was down for a day and it impacted lots of countries except France because everyone fell back to the CB Network.
minus-squareScrollone@feddit.itlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·13 hours agoAlso in Italy with Bancomat. But still, wouldn’t it be nice if you could use a European card across all Europe?
France still has one. It’s called CB (Carte Bleue) and is working alongside Visa and Mastercard. Notoriously, some years ago Visa was down for a day and it impacted lots of countries except France because everyone fell back to the CB Network.
Also in Italy with Bancomat. But still, wouldn’t it be nice if you could use a European card across all Europe?