| ▲ | pbreit 3 hours ago | |
The merchant/processor/issuer network with all the correct incentives is (nearly) impossible to replicate. Visa and Mastercard work more or less, perfectly. The only entities that need/want "instant, non-recourse payments" are fraudsters. | ||
| ▲ | globalise83 3 hours ago | parent [-] | |
In the EU countries with local instant bank payments schemes they are much more popular with consumers than credit cards when paying attrusted merchants, who in turn pay around a quarter in fees of what they'd have to pay for cards. No need for expensive credit cards schemes in Europe any more. | ||