@Sara_rey ah, my second favourite EU institution...

Anyway, here to say there are apparently bigger plans afoot in the industry (mostly because the ECB is leaving them with no choice. Santander is reviving the EPI and linking up with Italian and Portuguese payment systems. This can be easily unpaywalled and translated if needed:

https://cincodias.elpais.com/companias/2025-06-17/la-banca-negocia-crear-un-bizum-europeo-y-conectar-los-sistemas-de-pagos-a-cambio-de-un-canon.html

If not, the tldr is in the alt here, I think.

https://eupolicy.social/@Veza85UE/114700986062572976

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