Payments, transfers, and other transactions in euros within the European Union are carried out using Mastercard and Visa. As a response to eliminate dependence on these intermediaries, the European Central Bank has implemented the Wero digital wallet.

This tool already has tens of millions of users in Germany, France, and Belgium. With its implementation, the region is moving toward eliminating costs associated with using US or Chinese payment systems and toward protection against sudden disruptions due to events such as armed conflicts or cyberattacks.

With Wero, “a digital wallet created by European banks and payment companies to eliminate card networks,” instant bank transfers are made, “eliminating intermediaries, reducing fees, and keeping data within Europe.”

The EU wants to free itself from payments using foreign systems, as the global dominance of Visa and Mastercard represents a vulnerability for the region, as ECB President Christine Lagarde has pointed out.

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Source: euronews

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