A grocery chain processing €80M annually pays €800K in card fees. With account-to-account payments, they'd pay €400K. That's €400K saved - every year.

Most business leaders use A2A payments daily without realising it. Mobile banking transfers, direct deposits, bank transfers for invoices - all A2A. But most don't know the same technology works at checkout, enabling customers to pay directly from their bank accounts instead of using cards.

This episode covers:

• How A2A payment initiation works across 7 methods
• QR code, NFC, payment link, text, barcode, BLE, and soundbite
• The payment flow from initiation to instant settlement
• Why merchants pay 0.5% flat vs 0.8-2.5% card fees
• The three infrastructure factors that made A2A practical for commerce now
• Real adoption curves: what to expect in months 1-3, 6-12, and years 2-3
• How cards and A2A coexist - and what even 20% A2A adoption means for payment economics

Full source material and the complete guide: payware.eu/en/articles/how-a2a-payments-work

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