Trump targets Brazil’s Pix in digital trade clash

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Instead of courting President Donald Trump and giving in to his blackmail attempts, Europe could follow Brazil's example and displace the US payment companies Mastercard, Visacard, Applecard or Paypal from Europe. They could introduce a common cross-border payment tool that is independent of the US and blocks US corporations from accessing European consumer data. The corporations use this data for their business strategies. The Brazilian Pix is …