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Digital euro aims to curb Visa and Mastercard dominance

Original: Visa and Mastercard handle nearly half of Europe's card payments. The digital euro aims to change that | Fortune https:/

Visa and Mastercard currently process nearly half of all card payments in Europe, giving two US companies a central role in the continent's payment infrastructure. The European Central Bank's digital euro project is designed to offer a European alternative, reducing dependence on foreign networks and strengthening payment sovereignty. Discussion centres on whether a central bank digital currency can realistically compete with established private card schemes.

Why now: Ongoing EU debate over payment sovereignty and the ECB's digital euro plans keeps the topic in the news.

VisaMastercardEuropean Central Bankdigital euroEuropean Union

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