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by earnesti 636 days ago
That sounds like nonsense. How is sepä going to replace my payment card? I haven't seen a single sepa branded payment card around. Visa and MasterCard are all about the cards, SEPA is for money transfers from your bank account and has nothing to do with cards.
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The idea is for you to be able to pay merchants without using a card.

For example, I'm in Sweden, and when I get my hair cut, I can Swish my payment to the barber using the Swish app. They get the money within a few seconds. It's very simple. They have a QR code on the wall that I scan with the Swish app, enter the amount I want to pay (I usually add a tip), authenticate with BankID, and that's basically it.