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		baobabKoodaa 5 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Making Your Own Merchant Service Provider I live in the EU and this is the first I'm hearing of this. I don't think this applies to "the EU" as a whole. Not sure where you're from.

amaccuish 5 months ago [–]

It's a SEPA thing.

baobabKoodaa 5 months ago | [–]

Finland is part of SEPA and we definitely don't have the ability to pull money out of someone elses' bank account without permission, using only the account number.

amaccuish 5 months ago | | [–]

You're not a business. Businesses can.

baobabKoodaa 4 months ago | | [–]

No, businesses can not pull money out of a Finnish bank account, using only the IBAN number.

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