Visa / Mastercard

💼 Banking & Cards 1 × non-EU 6 × European alternatives

Two American companies sitting between Europe and its own money.

Practically every European card payment is cleared through one of two US card schemes -- the strategic dependency that prompted the European Payments Initiative.

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Visa / Mastercard ↗

Two American companies sitting between Europe and its own money.

🇺🇸 United States ·outside Europe

European alternatives (6)

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Wero ↗

The pan-European wallet from 16 banks and payment providers.

🇧🇪 Belgium · EU member state
iDEAL ↗

The Dutch bank-transfer standard, now folding into Wero.

🇳🇱 Netherlands · EU member state
Bancontact Payconiq ↗

Belgium's domestic card and QR payment scheme.

🇧🇪 Belgium · EU member state
BLIK ↗

Poland's phone-based payment system, used by most of the country.

🇵🇱 Poland · EU member state
Bizum ↗

Spain's instant bank-to-bank payment standard.

🇪🇸 Spain · EU member state
Swish ↗

Sweden's ubiquitous instant payment app.

🇸🇪 Sweden · EU member state