But many of the national systems have been evolving for many years. Millions of customers have willingly relied on them for their debit and credit payments, and simply have not found reason to switch to the SEPA system, with its different codes, abbreviations, and symbols.
但讽刺的是，在支付区刚开始建立的时候，许多私有银行自愿将自己的系统整合进支付区，但许多国有银行系统却是苦心经营了多年。数百万消费者依然依靠这些系统来进行借记卡或信用开支付，同时也没有什么好的理由能说服他们转向这个代码不同，缩写不同，连标记也不同的支付区系统。