>>715711592
>America is a shithole, don't let patriotic kool-aid drinkers tell you otherwise.
He said to the EU. The EU has interest in moving away from American payment processors too beyond just this.
If it gets off the ground, and gets public spotlight with a good ECI, then it might accelerate. Later, even you burgers might be able to adopt it if it expands.
https://www.dw.com/en/can-europe-wean-itself-off-us-credit-card-firms/a-72403227
>Since Donald Trump has returned to power, Europe has been concerned about its reliance on the United States, and how it could potentially threaten European security. One such area under scrutiny is digital payments.
>The president of the European Central Bank (ECB), Christine Lagarde, has said she is alarmed.
Ignoring the political angle here, there's already motivation to pull away from these processors.