由于地缘政治风险,欧盟领导人力促减少对美国支付系统的依赖,其理由是数字欧元推迟推出,技术主权努力日益增加。 EU leaders push for reduced reliance on U.S. payment systems due to geopolitical risks, citing delayed digital euro rollout and growing tech sovereignty efforts.

欧洲银行领袖敦促欧盟减少对签证和总卡等美国支付系统的依赖, European banking leaders are urging the EU to reduce dependence on U.S. payment systems like Visa and Mastercard, warning of geopolitical risks amid rising tensions. 欧洲支付倡议首席执行官Martina Weimert强调,尽管有国家替代办法,但缺乏跨界支付解决方案,并担心2029年设定的数字欧元可能来得太迟。 Martina Weimert, CEO of the European Payments Initiative, stressed the lack of a cross-border payment solution despite national alternatives and raised concerns that the digital euro, set for 2029, may arrive too late. EPI的Wero平台目前在法国、德国和比利时拥有4 850万用户。 The EPI's Wero platform now has 48.5 million users in France, Germany, and Belgium. 针对美国的技术优势地位,法国计划用国内工具取代“集团”和“团队”,德国正在扩大欧洲软件的使用,欧盟还就反托拉斯和数据问题对美国技术公司处以罚款,引发前总统特朗普的关税威胁。 In response to U.S. tech dominance, France plans to replace Zoom and Teams with domestic tools, Germany is expanding use of European software, and the EU has fined U.S. tech firms over antitrust and data issues, prompting threats of tariffs from former President Trump.