• ECB selecting banks that want to take part in pilot phase

  • ECB setup costs to reach around 1.3 bln euros, Cipollone says

  • Banks to pocket fees, won’t have to pay system costs to ECB

  • Merchants will also have an incentive in terms of cap on fees

  • blueberry_793@lemmings.world
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    2 days ago

    Also, some European countries use mostly VISA and others mostly Mastercard. It’s unreliable and a hassle for bank users who come from one country and need to pay in another.