France is the only EU country that has kept a sovereign payment card system similar to #Mastercard and #Visa. It's called #CB and it's supported, together with either one of the other two American systems, in most of French credit cards.
A few months ago #Apple decided to prioritize CB payments in Apple Pay. And now #Samsung Pay is doing the same for accounts hosted at La Banque Postale.

https://www.mobigeeks.fr/paiement-mobile-samsung-pay-active-le-reseau-cb-avec-la-banque-postale-pour-renforcer-lalternative-a-visa-et-mastercard/

I hope this gets way bigger and ends up hurting US financial system.

#EUPol #USPol

@joakimfors I watched TMRIH and, though I didn't like the ending, it certainly shows the extremes to which kids (and teachers) are brought too.

From what I understand after reading the NYT article, many SK parents questions the system too but they feel compelled to send their kids to hagwons nevertheless.

#kDrama

I really wonder how South Korean kids don't become psychopaths growing up in such a draining system.

"In South Korea, Questions About Cram Schools, Success and Happiness"

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/world/asia/south-korea-cram-schools-childhood-stress.html

#kDrama

@iuculano I don't think he's zen TBH. His Davos speech didn't feel zen at all

#Carney

#Japanese translators have nothing to fear yet from #AI

A friend of mine living in Kyoto asked me to choose the tea products that she will bring on her next trip to Europe directly on the Akamon Chaya website.

It's incredibly funny to look at the #Google automatic translations!

#Translations #LanguageLearning #Tea