NorskSud@lemmy.pt to Europe@feddit.orgEnglish · 3 days agoEuropean alternatives to Visa and Mastercard ‘urgently’ needed, says banking chiefwww.ft.comexternal-linkmessage-square129fedilinkarrow-up1748arrow-down14
arrow-up1744arrow-down1external-linkEuropean alternatives to Visa and Mastercard ‘urgently’ needed, says banking chiefwww.ft.comNorskSud@lemmy.pt to Europe@feddit.orgEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square129fedilink
minus-squarecnovel@jlai.lulinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·3 days 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-up5·3 days 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?