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Can Europe Regain “Payments Sovereignty”? The Launch of the European Network for Payments (ENP) and Implications for Japan

Can Europe Regain “Payments Sovereignty”? The Launch of the European Network for Payments (ENP) and Implications for Japan

On September 30, 2026, leading European payment providers announced the establishment of a new company, European Network for Payments (ENP). Its parti…

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3.5% Growth, Yet the Lost 20 Years?

The phrase “the lost 20 years” is often repeated in the media, but I wondered whether it was really true, so I looked at the data. People say various things, such as that countries…

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It happened that the day I arrived in the United States on a business trip was the iPad’s launch day, so I went to the Apple Store San Francisco. There was still a line outsi…

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