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by WJW 26 days ago
America: You need to be more self sufficient and not lean on us so much!

Europe: <launches European payment initiative>

America: NOT LIKE THAT!!!

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>America: NOT LIKE THAT!!!

Can you post a source supporting this?

The USA is upset about Brazil providing Pix, their local equivalent.

https://restofworld.org/2025/pix-brazil-us-investigation-dig...

Just to add a little bit more context, European interbanking initiatives are older than Trump insanity. What we are seeing at play is a slow decades-old strategy finally bearing fruits. Though Trump is for sure a factor pushing for adoption.
What a ridiculous strawman. A huge chunk of Americans are also calling for the end of the Visa/MasterCard duopoly and would love to jump on board to this.