#Wero könnte eine europäische Alternative zu #PayPal werden: Geldtransfer per #App in Sekundenschnelle.

Und zwar nicht über ein einzelnes Unternehmen, sondern eine Kooperation zwischen einzelnen europäischen Banken.

Allerdings: Was ohne App ist? Keine Ahnung, nix dazu gefunden.

Ist es nötig? Nunja, Paypal ist ein US-amerikanischer Konzern, aber noch bedenklicher: #Visa ebenso. Und gerade laufen ja Maestro-Bankkarten aus und werden durch Visa Debitcards ersetzt. Unsere komplette Kartenzahlung beim täglichen EInkaufen ist damit letztendlich in amerikanischer Hand.

https://www.zdf.de/nachrichten/ratgeber/wero-epi-paypal-alternative-100.html

Just in case you or somebody you know plans to spend more than 30 days in the #US as a non-citizen…this duty to register applies “regardless of status”.

https://www.dhs.gov/news/2025/04/11/secretary-noem-reminds-foreign-nationals-register-or-face-legal-penalties

A friend of mine in Missouri who has an LLM but hasn't yet passed a US bar is looking for work as a paralegal after having been laid off. Experience in business law and family law. He has a little less than a month to find new work before his visa expires. He's willing to relocate. #fedihire #law #paralegal #visa

Except THIS is not how any of this works!....

• All it will do is see the #USA as #unpredictable, #unstable and less #trustworthy than the "P.R." #China or even #Russia under #Putin.

#Trump literally lashing out against friends and neighbours will only backfire hard, and I expect @EUCommission and @europarl_en to enact #PrizeFreezes for #US #products & #services whilst forcing #Retaliatory #Tariffs on all US #products and espechally #services, demanding 100%+ in all #fees, and #revenue of #GAFAMs' services and products to the point that they'll effectively cancel half their revenue that flows back.

• Plus forcing all products and services to be processed and sold via a #EU-based #corporation and adding a 30% "#AlienTax" as the #USA already does for i.e. #App #developers that ain't from the US even if they never sold a single license to a US customer.

Not to mention cancelling any #DataProtection agreements that only stalled the foreseeable court decision that #CloudAct is incompatible with #GDPR, thus banning #Office365 / #Microsoft365, #iCloud et. al. from the EU!

• And yes, this level of #retaliation is not only just, but #overdue, as we need @european_alternatives / #EuropeanAlternatives to #VISA, #AMEX, #MasterCard, #PayPal, #Steam, etc.

Given #Trump can't be assed to even fake any #loyality or #allied status even for the cameras, this is a #ForeseeableConsequence.

• As only with #Accountability and #Consequences will we see change, and punishing the GAFAMs is a neessity in this regard.

Unless we want to end up #downgraded into the state of a US-occupied overseas possession without statehood, like #Guam, #PuertoRico or #AVI...

@PWS_1 nicht nur das, sondern die #USA ziehen effektiv #Wohlstand aus der #Welt ab!

• Auch ignoriert #Trump in dessen durch #ChatGPT herbeihalluzinierten Zahlen dass #Dienstleistungen nicht eingerechnet werden.

Wenn wir dann z.B. #SaaS wie #Office365, #Azure, #aws, #GCP & #Zahlungsanbieter wie #AMEX, #VISA, #MasterCard & #PayPal gegenrechnen dürfte das sogar noch schlechter aussehen...

Visa offre ad Apple $100 milioni per diventare il nuovo network di pagamento per Apple Card, in sostituzione di Mastercard. American Express in lizza per l'accordo, Apple sceglierà prima il network e poi la banca emittente. #AppleCard #Visa #Mastercard #Finanza #Pagamenti

Oscar Arias sobre cancelación de visa: “Obviamente no van a silenciarme”

El exmandatario aseguró que desconoce las razones por las cuales le fue cancelada la visa, pero aseguró que respeta la decisión estadounidense.
La entrada Oscar Arias sobre cancelación de visa: “Obviamente no van a silenciarme” aparece primero en Semanario Universidad.

#EstadosUnidos #País #Visa #ÓscarArias

https://semanariouniversidad.com/pais/oscar-arias-sobre-cancelacion-de-visa-obviamente-no-van-a-silenciarme/

Gobierno de Donald Trump cancela visa de Estados Unidos a expresidente Óscar Arias

https://www.nacion.com/politica/gobierno-de-donald-trump-cancela-visa-de-estados/LJOD4EZ7V5DGZOWK3O2NHUBPRM/story/?jwt=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJuYW1lIjoiRWzDrWFzIiwiZW1haWwiOiJlbGlhc3RvcnJlc0BnbWFpbC5jb20iLCJpYXQiOjE3NDM1NTcwOTMsImV4cCI6MTc0MzgxNjI5M30.xW9J5867LH9v74i8jaOc2ZfxeSdAjdvQazzDWK-P5Mw&utm_source=Mastodon.CR&utm_medium=Mastodon.CR&utm_campaign=Button%20Share&utm_content=PNINSyaLiro1ek6

La cancelación de la visa del premio Nobel de la Paz la confirmó el secretario general del Partido Liberación Nacional (PLN), Miguel Guillén.

Visa Offers Apple $100 Million to Take Over Credit Card from Mastercard #apple #business #visa #mastercard #finance https://www.technews24h.com/2025/04/visa-offers-apple-100-million-to-take.html

So, mein #Paypal Account ist jetzt auch endlich Geschichte.

Verbliebene US-Links:

Meine #bank gibt #Visa Debit Karte aus, muss ich derweil mit Leben.

Und #Video & #tv sind eine Herausforderung, das Angebot von K-und C-Serien auf Scheibe bzw. in Mediatheken & Brit-Box etc. ist winzig & ich brauch Untertitel; habe mich schließlich für #Viki Pass entschieden; Subsidiary von Rakuten (Japan) wenn auch in Kalifornien gelistet; kostet im Jahr desselbe wie 2 Monate Netflix.

"State department shares new standard for [#visa] denials based on social media posts, financial donations and memberships"
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/28/student-visa-applications-denials

PS: "Potentially derogatory” social media posts can be used against visa applicants. So can "a hostile attitude towards US citizens or US culture, including government institutions or founding principles." This is open viewpoint discrimination. "Support for terrorism" is the new Trumpist label for dissent and disagreement.