The European Central Bank's €1.3 billion bet offers an alternative to the U.S. payments giants, but it faces an uphill battle to win over consumers, merchants, and banks.
  • Heiliger Strohsack@feddit.orgEnglish
    231·
    1 month ago

    I do not claim to know the big/whole picture of their business model, but to minimize your contribution to their profit I think you could pay with cash.

      • Pringles@sopuli.xyzEnglish
        6·
        1 month ago

        If these are small operations, they really appreciate you paying cash, as they will keep more. If you do that consistently and build a good rapport they will genuinely become friendly with you, which can have unexpected benefits that are not very tangible.