I’m sure they’ll be evil vultures same as Visa and Mastercard, but anything that harms American big business is a good thing for the world, so 3 cheers!

But the real breakthrough came on 2 February, when EPI signed a memorandum of understanding with the EuroPA Alliance — a coalition of national payment systems including Italy’s Bancomat, Spain’s Bizum, Portugal’s MB WAY and the Nordics’ Vipps MobilePay. The deal instantly connects approximately 130 million users across 13 countries, covering roughly 72% of the EU and Norway population. Cross-border peer-to-peer payments launch this year, with e-commerce and point-of-sale payments following in 2027.

“European payment sovereignty is not a vision, but a reality in the making,” said Martina Weimert, CEO of EPI.

hell yeah!