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Imogen<p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/History" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>History</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/MasterCard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MasterCard</span></a> </p><p>Although BankAmericard's debut in September 1958 was a disaster, it began to turn a profit by May 1961.</p><p>Bank of America deliberately kept this information secret and allowed then widespread negative impressions to linger in order to ward off competition.</p><p>This strategy was successful until 1966, when BankAmericard's profitability had become far too big to hide.</p>
Tim Finnerty<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://zirk.us/@ChrisMayLA6" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>ChrisMayLA6</span></a></span> It's not just big tech, it's also <a href="https://toot.io/tags/VISA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VISA</span></a> and <a href="https://toot.io/tags/MasterCard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MasterCard</span></a> (remember <a href="https://toot.io/tags/WikiLeaks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WikiLeaks</span></a>). All the financial restrictions that were placed on <a href="https://toot.io/tags/Russian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Russian</span></a> actors can be aimed at anyone.</p><p>These are not mechanisms we can remove from our lives tomorrow but we must start removing them ASAP.</p>
Anikke 🌻 🚴‍ ♀️ #ichbinantifa<p><span>Ich brauche mal Eure Schwarmintelligenz.<br><br>Ich hatte hier ja schon vor eine Weile geschrieben, dass ich einen Kreditkartenmissbrauche hatte und die Bank sich quer stellt. Ich schildere das jetzt noch mal etwas genauer.<br><br>Am 13. Januar habe ich zuerst die Seite booking.com besucht und nach einem Hotelzimmer geguckt, aber nichts gebucht. Danach war ich bei all.accor.com und habe dort für zwei Termine eine Hotelzimmer gebucht. Das erste musste ich mit Kreditkarte gleich zahlen, das zweite konnte ich reservieren. Sowohl bei booking, als auch bei accor habe ich ein Kundinnenkonto, in dem meine Kreditkarte hinterlegt ist.<br><br>Ich habe also ein Hotelzimmer per Kreditkarte bezahlt und - wie immer - die Buchung über die S-ID-Check App auf meinem Handy bestätigt. Ich bin dabei immer sehr gewissenhaft und überprüfe, dass Empfänger und Betrag stimmen, mache da nichts einfach so unüberlegt.<br><br>So viel zum 13. Januar, mehr war nicht.<br><br><br></span><a href="https://procial.tchncs.de/tags/Sparkasse" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Sparkasse</a> <a href="https://procial.tchncs.de/tags/mastercard" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#mastercard</a> <a href="https://procial.tchncs.de/tags/berlinersparkasse" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#berlinersparkasse</a> <a href="https://procial.tchncs.de/tags/betrug" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#betrug</a> <a href="https://procial.tchncs.de/tags/kreditkartenbetrug" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#kreditkartenbetrug</a> <a href="https://procial.tchncs.de/tags/kreditkarte" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#kreditkarte</a></p>
DJM (freelance for hire)<p>Nordics and Estonia rolling out offline card payment back-up in case internet cut</p><p><a href="https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/nordics-estonia-plan-offline-card-payment-back-up-if-internet-cut-2025-05-07/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">reuters.com/business/finance/n</span><span class="invisible">ordics-estonia-plan-offline-card-payment-back-up-if-internet-cut-2025-05-07/</span></a></p><p>Or, just in case the US "democrature" decides to cut access to <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Visa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Visa</span></a> and <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Mastercard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mastercard</span></a> perhaps? As a "pressure tactic" against EU (or Canada), for example...</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Internet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Internet</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/EU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EU</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/CreditCard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CreditCard</span></a></p>
Ferdi Magellan<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://aus.social/@nickmaher" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>nickmaher</span></a></span> that’s the stupidest shit I’ve ever heard. Next they’ll want the government to pay Visa and Mastercard to build and run the debtors’ prisons. </p><p><a href="https://aus.social/tags/Visa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Visa</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Mastercard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mastercard</span></a></p>
Europe Says<p><a href="https://www.europesays.com/2044981/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">europesays.com/2044981/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> Visa, Mastercard, PayPal Fuel Agentic AI Commerce Boom <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/AIAgents" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AIAgents</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/ArtificialIntelligence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ArtificialIntelligence</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Chatbots" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Chatbots</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/ecommerce" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ecommerce</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/GenAI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GenAI</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/innovation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>innovation</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Mastercard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mastercard</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Paypal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Paypal</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/PYMNTSNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PYMNTSNews</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/retail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>retail</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>security</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>technology</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Visa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Visa</span></a></p>
Finanzwende<p>💡Europas Abhängigkeit im digitalen Zahlungsverkehr ist extrem hoch: Nur neun nationale Kartensysteme gibt es in der EU. 13 EU-Länder besitzen keine eigenen Systeme, Kartenzahlungen erfolgen ausschließlich über US-Riesen wie <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Visa" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Visa</a> oder <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Mastercard" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Mastercard</a>. 💳 1/4</p>
Finanzwende<p>🚨Absolut richtig! Die <a class="mention" href="https://bsky.app/profile/ecb.europa.eu" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@ecb.europa.eu</a> warnt vor zu großer Abhängigkeit von <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Visa" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Visa</a>, <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Mastercard" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Mastercard</a> und <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Paypal" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Paypal</a> im Zahlungsverkehr. Finanzwende fordert schon lange: Europa braucht jetzt schnelle und sichere Wege in Richtung Unabhängigkeit. 🧵👇 <a href="https://www.handelsblatt.com/finanzen/banken-versicherungen/banken/geld-ezb-warnt-vor-marktmacht-von-drei-us-anbietern-in-europa/100120875.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.handelsblatt.com/finanzen/ban...</a><br><br><a href="https://www.handelsblatt.com/finanzen/banken-versicherungen/banken/geld-ezb-warnt-vor-marktmacht-von-drei-us-anbietern-in-europa/100120875.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Handelsblatt</a></p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://chaos.social/@kattascha" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>kattascha</span></a></span> dass sowohl <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://ec.social-network.europa.eu/@EUCommission" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>EUCommission</span></a></span> &amp; <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://respublicae.eu/@Europarl_DE" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Europarl_DE</span></a></span> sowas wie <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Strafz%C3%B6lle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Strafzölle</span></a> auf <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/CCSS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CCSS</span></a> (kommerzielle proprietare <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Software" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Software</span></a>), <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Services" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Services</span></a> (<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SaaS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SaaS</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Hosting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hosting</span></a>) &amp; <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Finanzdienste" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Finanzdienste</span></a> (<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/AMEX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AMEX</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/VISA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VISA</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/MasterCard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MasterCard</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PayPal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PayPal</span></a>) von mindestens 500-1000% sowie eine <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Finanztransaktionssteuer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Finanztransaktionssteuer</span></a> in die <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a> von mindestens 50,01% festlegen sollten versteht dich genauso wie <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Asylrecht" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Asylrecht</span></a> und <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Daueraufenthaltf%C3%BCr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Daueraufenthaltfür</span></a> alle die vor <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a>'s Regime fliehen!</p>
abeorch<span class="h-card"><a href="https://aus.social/users/gptreb" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>gptreb</span></a></span> Question: In <a href="https://friendica.ginestes.es/search?tag=Australia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Australia</span></a> do you pay a premium to pay by <a href="https://friendica.ginestes.es/search?tag=contactless" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>contactless</span></a> like in <a href="https://friendica.ginestes.es/search?tag=newzealand" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>newzealand</span></a> - When in New Zealand I realised that making the effort to push my card into the card reader regularly saved me money as it allowed the merchant to use the <a href="https://friendica.ginestes.es/search?tag=eftpos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>eftpos</span></a> rather than <a href="https://friendica.ginestes.es/search?tag=visa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>visa</span></a> <a href="https://friendica.ginestes.es/search?tag=mastercard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mastercard</span></a> networks
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://infosec.exchange/@katrinakatrinka" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>katrinakatrinka</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://universeodon.com/@digyoursoul" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>digyoursoul</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://hachyderm.io/@molly0xfff" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>molly0xfff</span></a></span> OFC, it has all the drawbacks of <em>"self-custody cash, but digital"</em>...</p><ul><li>But there are also <em>"<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ColdWallets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ColdWallets</span></a>"</em> aka. <em>"<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PaperWallets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PaperWallets</span></a>"</em> to mitigate some risks.</li></ul><p>I just see <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Monero" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Monero</span></a> as a better alternstive to an <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/AMEX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AMEX</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/VISA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VISA</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/MasterCard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MasterCard</span></a> or <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PayPal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PayPal</span></a>!</p><p>And unlike Other <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Cryptocurrencies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Cryptocurrencies</span></a> it's free of <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SmartContracts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SmartContracts</span></a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/NFTs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NFTs</span></a> so not on the perpetual tire fire that is <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://indieweb.social/@web3isgreat" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>web3isgreat</span></a></span> ...</p><ul><li>Not gonna claim it's better than <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Euro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Euro</span></a> banknotes, but unless you have a bank account in <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SEPA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SEPA</span></a> where you can use <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/wero" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wero</span></a>, it's the fastest way to do <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/CashlessPayments" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CashlessPayments</span></a> remotely/online...</li></ul>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p>Except <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ts5wJ6OfzA&amp;t=14m40s" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">THIS</a> is not how <em>any of this works!</em>....</p><ul><li>All it will do is see the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a> as <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/unpredictable" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>unpredictable</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/unstable" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>unstable</span></a> and less <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/trustworthy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trustworthy</span></a> than the <em>"P.R." <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/China" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>China</span></a></em> or even <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Russia</span></a> under <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Putin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Putin</span></a>. </li></ul><p><a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> literally lashing out against friends and neighbours will only backfire hard, and I expect <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://ec.social-network.europa.eu/@EUCommission" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>EUCommission</span></a></span> and <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://respublicae.eu/@europarl_en" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>europarl_en</span></a></span> to enact <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PrizeFreezes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PrizeFreezes</span></a> for <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/products" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>products</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/services" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>services</span></a> whilst forcing <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Retaliatory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Retaliatory</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Tariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tariffs</span></a> on all US <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/products" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>products</span></a> and espechally <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/services" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>services</span></a>, demanding 100%+ in all <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/fees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fees</span></a>, and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/revenue" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>revenue</span></a> of <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/GAFAMs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GAFAMs</span></a>' services and products to the point that they'll effectively cancel half their revenue that flows back.</p><ul><li>Plus forcing all products and services to be processed and sold via a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/EU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EU</span></a>-based <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/corporation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>corporation</span></a> and adding a 30% <em>"<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/AlienTax" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AlienTax</span></a>"</em> as the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a> already does for i.e. <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/App" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>App</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/developers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>developers</span></a> that ain't from the US even if they never sold a single license to a US customer.</li></ul><p>Not to mention cancelling any <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/DataProtection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DataProtection</span></a> agreements that only stalled the foreseeable court decision that <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/CloudAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CloudAct</span></a> is incompatible with <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/GDPR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GDPR</span></a>, thus banning <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Office365" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Office365</span></a> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Microsoft365" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Microsoft365</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/iCloud" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>iCloud</span></a> et. al. from the EU!</p><ul><li>And yes, this level of <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/retaliation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>retaliation</span></a> is not only just, but <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/overdue" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>overdue</span></a>, as we need <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@european_alternatives" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>european_alternatives</span></a></span> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/EuropeanAlternatives" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EuropeanAlternatives</span></a> to <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/VISA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VISA</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/AMEX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AMEX</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/MasterCard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MasterCard</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PayPal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PayPal</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Steam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Steam</span></a>, etc.</li></ul><p>Given <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> can't be assed to even fake any <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/loyality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>loyality</span></a> or <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/allied" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>allied</span></a> status even for the cameras, this is a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ForeseeableConsequence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ForeseeableConsequence</span></a>. </p><ul><li>As only with <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Accountability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Accountability</span></a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Consequences" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Consequences</span></a> will we see change, and punishing the GAFAMs is a neessity in this regard.</li></ul><p>Unless we want to end up <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/downgraded" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>downgraded</span></a> into the state of a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=duaYLW7LQvg" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">US-occupied overseas possession</a> without statehood, like <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Guam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Guam</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PuertoRico" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PuertoRico</span></a> or <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/AVI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AVI</span></a>...</p><p><a href="https://infosec.space/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a></p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@PWS_1" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>PWS_1</span></a></span> nicht nur das, sondern die <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a> ziehen effektiv <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Wohlstand" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Wohlstand</span></a> aus der <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Welt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Welt</span></a> ab!</p><ul><li>Auch ignoriert <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> in dessen <em>durch <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ChatGPT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChatGPT</span></a> herbeihalluzinierten Zahlen</em> dass <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Dienstleistungen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Dienstleistungen</span></a> nicht eingerechnet werden.</li></ul><p>Wenn wir dann z.B. <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SaaS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SaaS</span></a> wie <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Office365" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Office365</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Azure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Azure</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/aws" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>aws</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/GCP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GCP</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Zahlungsanbieter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Zahlungsanbieter</span></a> wie <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/AMEX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AMEX</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/VISA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VISA</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/MasterCard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MasterCard</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PayPal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PayPal</span></a> gegenrechnen dürfte das sogar noch schlechter aussehen...</p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://gamepad.club/@nico198X" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>nico198X</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.ar.al/@aral" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>aral</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.riley.pub/@robin" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>robin</span></a></span> Problem with <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PayPal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PayPal</span></a> et. al. is that there ain't real &amp; global competitiors.</p><ul><li>AFAIK, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SEPA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SEPA</span></a>-bound <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/wero" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wero</span></a> won't allow people to setup accounts outside <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/EU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EU</span></a> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/EFTA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EFTA</span></a> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SEPA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SEPA</span></a> area and get them at least topped-up (unlike PayPal, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/VISA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VISA</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/MasterCard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MasterCard</span></a>, which literally offer <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Prepaid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Prepaid</span></a> cards aroubd the globe except North Korea, Belarus, Cuba and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/WesternSahara" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WesternSahara</span></a> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SADR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SADR</span></a>)…</li></ul><p>And not only is it impractical for people to travel in person to i.e. Germany just to wait weeks (!!!) on an appointment and get a bank accout opened in person but even then the <a href="https://www.bafin.de/EN/Verbraucher/Bank/Produkte/Basiskonto/basiskonto_node_en.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Bsic Account</a> as per <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.bund.de/@BaFin" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>BaFin</span></a></span> regulations only applies to consumers in Germany and not SMEs from overseas and even then those business accounts are usually way more expensive than partnering with an expensive payment processor to outsorce headaches.</p><ul><li>Ask me how I know... </li></ul><p>Needless to say the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PayPalMafia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PayPalMafia</span></a> got their power to basically monopolize global payments...</p>
All Europeans 🇪🇺<p>Could it be possible that Mastercard and Visa might consider leaving Europe at some point in the future?</p><p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/2022/3/5/22963433/visa-mastercard-suspend-services-russia-ukraine" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theverge.com/2022/3/5/22963433</span><span class="invisible">/visa-mastercard-suspend-services-russia-ukraine</span></a></p><p><a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/visa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>visa</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/mastercard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mastercard</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/bank" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bank</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>russia</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/sovereignty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sovereignty</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/europe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>europe</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>China sought to reassure foreign corporate chiefs of the country's business potential when Vice Premier He Lifeng met with the heads of Apple, Pfizer, Mastercard, Cargill and others on Sunday. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/03/24/china-business-apple-pfizer/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/business/2025</span><span class="invisible">/03/24/china-business-apple-pfizer/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/business" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>business</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/china" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>china</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/us" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>us</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/trade" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trade</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/helifeng" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>helifeng</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>apple</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pfizer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pfizer</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mastercard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mastercard</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cargil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cargil</span></a></p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.online/@dideldum" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>dideldum</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.tchncs.de/@leachimus" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>leachimus</span></a></span> +9001%</p><p>Der <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Euro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Euro</span></a> hat signifikante Vorteile für <em>alle</em> aber besonders <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Deutschland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Deutschland</span></a> gehabt, weil anders als <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/DMark" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DMark</span></a> keine <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Umtausch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Umtausch</span></a>-Industrie in der <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/EU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EU</span></a> und durch Harmonisierung deutsche Produkte billiger wurden, was bei der deutschen Exportwirtschaft vorteilhaft ist.</p><ul><li>Und natürlich ist es bequemer und flexibler wenn zwischen Portugal und Zypern sowie Malta und Finnland dieselbe Währung genutzt wird...</li></ul><p><a href="https://infosec.space/tags/wero" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wero</span></a> muss sich <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/global" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>global</span></a> behaupten können, sonst wird es bestenfalls ne nationale oder regionale Option sein wie <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/WeChatPay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WeChatPay</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/AliPay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AliPay</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/UnionPay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnionPay</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/JCB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JCB</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Mir" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mir</span></a>, und damit kein <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Wettbewerber" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Wettbewerber</span></a> zu <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/AMEX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AMEX</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/VISA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VISA</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/MasterCard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MasterCard</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PayPal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PayPal</span></a>.</p><ul><li>Allein auf den <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SEPA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SEPA</span></a>-Raum sich zu beschränken macht es zur Totgeburt und nutzlos außerhalb von EU &amp; <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/EFTA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EFTA</span></a>...</li></ul><p><a href="https://infosec.space/tags/wirecard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wirecard</span></a> war zwar nen <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Betrug" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Betrug</span></a>, aber die boten sich <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/global" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>global</span></a> an, und solange <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/B2B" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>B2B</span></a> nicht Muster mit wero auf <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Alibaba" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Alibaba</span></a> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/AliExpress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AliExpress</span></a> kaufen können und <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Kleinanzeigen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Kleinanzeigen</span></a>.de &amp; <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/eBay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>eBay</span></a> nicht wero in <em>"Sicher Bezahlen"</em> unterstützt wird's sich nicht durchsetzen können.</p><ul><li><a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Wildwuchs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Wildwuchs</span></a> funktioniert nicht, sonst hätte <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Deutschland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Deutschland</span></a> nicht die <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Lades%C3%A4ulenverordnung" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ladesäulenverordnung</span></a> erlassen müssen und <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/CCS2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CCS2</span></a> als gesetzlichen Standard &gt; 3,7kW/h festlegen müssen!</li></ul><p>(Okay, das war zwar <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://ec.social-network.europa.eu/@EUCommission" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>EUCommission</span></a></span> aber das Prinzip ist gleich...)</p><p><a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Zahlungsmittel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Zahlungsmittel</span></a> sind <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Infrastruktur" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Infrastruktur</span></a>, sogar <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/KritischeInfrastruktur" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KritischeInfrastruktur</span></a> und <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.bund.de/@BaFin" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>BaFin</span></a></span> täte gut daran offene, dezentrale Standards und Lösungen zu fördern und fordern. Gern auch in Zusammenarbeit mit @bundesbank@social.bund.de &amp; <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://respublicae.eu/@ecb" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>ecb</span></a></span> ...</p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.tchncs.de/@kuketzblog" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>kuketzblog</span></a></span> das größte Problem si d <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Zahlungsdienstleister" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Zahlungsdienstleister</span></a>.</p><ul><li>Wer mit mit <em>"<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/wero" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wero</span></a> statt <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PayPal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PayPal</span></a>!"</em> kommt, kauft offensichtlich nirgendwo online ein und außerhalb der <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/EU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EU</span></a> ist dies genauso wie <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SEPA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SEPA</span></a> keine Option, sondern allenfalls lokale Nische alla <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/AliPay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AliPay</span></a> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/WeChatPay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WeChatPay</span></a> und nicht global verfügbar.</li></ul><p>Merke: rein regionale oder gar nationale Lösungen sind keine Alternative zum <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/VISA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VISA</span></a> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/MasterCard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MasterCard</span></a> / PayPal - <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Tripol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tripol</span></a> und sowohl <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Stripe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Stripe</span></a> als auch <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Klarna" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Klarna</span></a> sind nicht wirklich konkirrenzfähig.</p><ul><li><a href="https://infosec.space/tags/WasFehlt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WasFehlt</span></a> ist eine genormte, globale <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Payment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Payment</span></a>-<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/API" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>API</span></a> aber dazu wird es wegen <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Gier" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gier</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/KYC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KYC</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/AML" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AML</span></a> nie kommen…</li></ul><p>Eher werden wir <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Monero" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Monero</span></a> als <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Zahlungsmittel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Zahlungsmittel</span></a> beim Durchbruch in den globalen Mainstream sehen!</p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://troet.cafe/@kalivene" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>kalivene</span></a></span> ganz einfach: <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/wero" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wero</span></a> ist für'n Arsch weil <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/unbequemer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>unbequemer</span></a>, weniger flexibel, schlechter verbreitet und wohl auch nicht billiger für Händler oder Kunden...</p><ul><li>Das <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Tripol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tripol</span></a> aus <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/VISA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VISA</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/MasterCard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MasterCard</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PayPal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PayPal</span></a> ist kein Naturgesetz sondern ein <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Versagen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Versagen</span></a> des <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Wettbewerbs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Wettbewerbs</span></a> <em>und</em> der <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Regulierungsbeh%C3%B6rden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Regulierungsbehörden</span></a>!</li></ul><p>Eher werden wir <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Monero" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Monero</span></a> als Mainstream-<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Zahlungsmethode" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Zahlungsmethode</span></a> sehen als eine rein auf die <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/EU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EU</span></a> beschränkte Konkurrenz.</p><ul><li>Die Leute hinter wero haben <em>EXAKT NULL</em> aus <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/GeldKarte" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GeldKarte</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/eurocash" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>eurocash</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/eurocheque" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>eurocheque</span></a> und Co. gelernt.</li></ul><p>Merke: Wenn's nicht <em>global verfügbar</em> ist wird's allenfalls ne lokale Nische erfüllen.</p><ul><li>Und für <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Verbraucher" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Verbraucher</span></a>*innen ist wero mangels <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Akzeptanz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Akzeptanz</span></a> weniger nützlich als <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/WeChatPay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WeChatPay</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/AliPay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AliPay</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/UnionPay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnionPay</span></a> in <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Deutschland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Deutschland</span></a>!</li></ul><p>Allein vom <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Onboarding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Onboarding</span></a> und der <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/UX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UX</span></a> ist wero komplett durchgefallen im Vergleich zu <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PayPal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PayPal</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Klarna" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Klarna</span></a>!</p>
Moreno Colaiacovo 🧬🇮🇹<p>Provider di posta certificata italiano, provider di hosting tedesco, servizio di streaming musicale norvegese. Uno ce la mette tutta per evitare i servizi digitali americani, ma quando c'è da pagare si passa sempre da <a href="https://mastodon.uno/tags/Visa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Visa</span></a> e <a href="https://mastodon.uno/tags/Mastercard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mastercard</span></a> 🤷🏻‍♂️</p>