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Digital euro clears key hurdle as EU seeks to break free from U.S. credit cards

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Reminder to the people reading this thread and overall comments, that in Europe everyone uses Debit Cards instead of Credit Cards. Credit Card in Europe is very much associated with Debt.

Yep, although a huge % of banks are issuing Visa and MasterCard debit cards as default nowadays.

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#102

Reminder to the people reading this thread and overall comments, that in Europe everyone uses Debit Cards instead of Credit Cards. Credit Card in Europe is very much associated with Debt.

And even when you have a credit card, it might act like a debit card (every payment shows as debit in your banking app, even if you really pay on the 10th of the month or something).

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#103

Reminder to the people reading this thread and overall comments, that in Europe everyone uses Debit Cards instead of Credit Cards. Credit Card in Europe is very much associated with Debt.

Slowly coming to a close in the US also.

Some places already of course not accepting Amex, some places not accepting Visa Infinites (CSR, Venture, etc).

The future of banking is direct. The days of free rewards at a loss are gone as premium US cards are nearing the $1,000 AF mark for luxury coupons.

Re: Digital euro clears key hurdle as EU seeks to break free from U.S. credit cards

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

In EU most people use direct debit. The term "credit card" is almost synonymous with debit. Chargebacks theoretically exists but they are more complicated, I don't know anyone who ever did that.

How do you deal with fraud and people cleaning out your bank account money rather than OPM of a credit card company? Just have enough spare cash for a burner checking account and wait for the fraud reversal? In the US you'll almost always get your money back if someone defrauds your debit card but you could be in for a painful time if you depend on the money in that checking account until it gets fixed.

The only place I (as an EU citizen) ever came in contact with direct fraud was in... US.

It's not much of an issue within the EU area. The banks tend to offer insurance products for people who want to cover that risk.

Re: Digital euro clears key hurdle as EU seeks to break free from U.S. credit cards

#105

Earlier quoted context omitted.

In EU most people use direct debit. The term "credit card" is almost synonymous with debit. Chargebacks theoretically exists but they are more complicated, I don't know anyone who ever did that.

Maybe in the past, but nowadays you can call your bank for a charge back or you have an option in the banking apps I do have to say though, that with customer protection laws we have it has never happened to hear about a friend getting a charge back from the bank, usually you go to the seller first (or the platform if you got scammed) and you get refunded there

I’m European and protection laws are nice to have but if a shop doesn’t refund you those laws don’t automatically give you your money back. That is where a credit-card comes in handy. I don’t know any bank that offers this protection on a debit-card.

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#106

Can someone tell me why the EU doesn’t develop something like RuPay? Indian UPI gets mentioned a lot, but when Visa, Mastercard didn't agree with data sovereignty rules among other rules, India quickly developed RuPay [0]. Now most debit cards in India are RuPay. CCs stand at 18% share. They also integrate seamlessly to UPI. Why doesn’t the EU consider something like that? They want to jump direct to digital currenci…

This is literally what the article is about - Digital Euro and Wero are two competing solutions that are debated right now.

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#107

Reminder to the people reading this thread and overall comments, that in Europe everyone uses Debit Cards instead of Credit Cards. Credit Card in Europe is very much associated with Debt.

I'm in Europe and I can't say this is the case at all. I've never heard anyone express such an idea.

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#108

How does digital euro replace credit cards? That's basically the same as direct debit. It doesn't address the reason why I use credit cards. I use credit cards as a proxy for my bank accounts. I know that my issuing bank will protect me from all fraud so I don't have to worry about losing money if I buy something from a fraudulent merchant. I also know I can do things like chargebacks if I have to. None of this is ad…

In EU most people use direct debit. The term "credit card" is almost synonymous with debit. Chargebacks theoretically exists but they are more complicated, I don't know anyone who ever did that.

Most people in the EU use debit cards, they additionally use direct debit specifically for utilities, gym memberships, etc.

Re: Digital euro clears key hurdle as EU seeks to break free from U.S. credit cards

#109

Reminder to the people reading this thread and overall comments, that in Europe everyone uses Debit Cards instead of Credit Cards. Credit Card in Europe is very much associated with Debt.

Reminder to all commenters that Europe is not a single homogeneous country and somewhat diverse in various things, including payments and finance. Credit cards are definitely a thing in many European countries.

Re: Digital euro clears key hurdle as EU seeks to break free from U.S. credit cards

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post #107

Reminder to the people reading this thread and overall comments, that in Europe everyone uses Debit Cards instead of Credit Cards. Credit Card in Europe is very much associated with Debt.

I'm in Europe and I can't say this is the case at all. I've never heard anyone express such an idea.

It is a prevalent view among the lower socioeconomic classes.
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