https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Debit_card#France https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Debit_card#France Dunno how accurate it is, but i suspect your card has either a

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Debit_card#France https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Debit_card#France Dunno how accurate it is, but i suspect your card has either a VISA or Mastercard logo on it. That means that when you are abroad the payment is done via either of those, but while in France it is handled via the national system.