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EU study highlights rising reliance on foreign payment networks and the financial risks this poses.
In 2025, card payments formed a majority of non-cash transactions, signaling growing adoption.
Thirteen of twenty-one eurozone countries remain highly dependent on US payment giants.
EU-US tensions raise concerns that millions could be cut off from the international financial system.
WERO is presented as the current option to regain monetary sovereignty for Europe.
EU leaders are racing to find a solution to payment autonomy amid geopolitical pressure.
The article places the issue within the context of the single market and competitiveness.
EU's pursuit of payment autonomy is framed against geopolitical events like Russia's 2022 financial isolation.
Readers are invited to engage with Euronews AI chatbot for insights on WERO and autonomy.
The piece suggests a search for a pan-European solution to avoiding fragmentation.
EU policymakers are weighing options to reduce reliance on foreign networks in the near term.

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Europe seeks greater payment sovereignty by building European alternatives to Visa and Mastercard.
WERO, launched in 2024, is a European digital wallet for instant P2P payments and aims at online commerce.
SEPA Instant Payments and the TIPS system are expanding to support instant cross-border euro transfers.
ECB warns Europe’s overreliance on foreign schemes risks data protections and market power issues.
Officials call for a public-private ‘Airbus of European payment systems’ to ensure resilience.
WERO aims to offer cross-border interoperability and compete with US networks by 2027.
EU hopes Digital Euro will bolster public money in daily digital transactions.
EU analysis estimates up to €500 billion in annual GDP could be impacted by single-market fragmentation.
EU stresses that independence requires scalable private-sector wallets and interoperable networks.
EU leaders link payment sovereignty to broader financial resilience and data control.
Officials emphasize maintaining competition to lower costs for consumers and merchants.

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UK Revolut Business launches Titan, a premium corporate card to rival Amex for business spend.
Titan costs 65 pounds plus VAT per user per month with extensive travel perks.
Benefits include access to 600+ airport lounges and travel insurance.
A 10GB global eSIM is included, usable in over 100 countries.
Personal RevPoint rewards can be transferred to non-work accounts.
Revolut throws in Perplexity Pro free, valued at over $200 annually.
Titan emphasizes real-time expense tracking and automated receipt matching.
The launch targets post-pandemic hybrid work and rising travel spend in 2026.
Titan includes annual service perks from WeWork, The Economist, and Headspace.
Revolut positions Titan as a tool for finance teams' visibility and control.

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