When the Canadian Kimberly Prost learned Donald Trump’s administration had imposed sanctions on her, it came as a shock.

For years, she has sat as a judge at the international criminal court, weighing accusations of war crimes, genocide and crimes against humanity; now she is on the same list as terrorists and those involved in organised crime. “It really was a moment of a bit of disbelief,” she said.

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      In Europe there’s WERO which was started to replace Paypal. It’s still in its infancy though.

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        Infancy? At the very least, it’s already learned to walk. According to Wikipedia, within 14 months of its launch, 43.5 million users were registered.

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        In our country, we use QR code payments. Currently, we have agreements to use this payment method with several countries in Asia. But it’s still infuriating because most online payment and banking apps require Google Play Services.