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- Goodbye Visa and Mastercard: 130M Europeans switching to sovereign payment
European consumers are shifting to the sovereign payment system Wero, which redirects payments through banks, reducing reliance on Visa and Mastercard, but commenters debate the risks of central bank control.
- ClawCard.sh — Give your agent some claws
ClawCard gives AI agents isolated identities with email, phone, virtual cards, and spend controls, enabling autonomous payments without sharing human credentials.
- THE 2028 GLOBAL INTELLIGENCE CRISIS
Rapid AI-driven automation of white-collar work could trigger a deflationary spiral by destroying consumer demand faster than productivity gains can compensate.
- Europe's $24T Breakup with Visa and Mastercard Has Begun
The European Payments Initiative and EuroPA Alliance signed an agreement in February 2026 to create a domestic alternative to Visa and Mastercard at scale.
- Exclusive | Capital One Strikes $5.15 Billion Deal for Fintech Brex - WSJ
Capital One will acquire fintech Brex for $5.15 billion in cash and stock to gain its corporate credit-card and expense-management technology.