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This is about linking real-world credit-card payments to your online identity. People in Europe don't use credit cards offline.

• ginko 8y ago
  >People in Europe don't use credit cards offline. That's a huge over-generalization. It's true that cash is king in Germany for instance, but Scandinavians pay almost exclusively by card.
  • Aaargh20318 8y ago
    > It's true that cash is king in Germany for instance, Sure, Germany is a bit behind the times when it comes to paying with plastic. > but Scandinavians pay almost exclusively by card Same goes for the Netherlands where I live, but we don't pay by credit card, we pay by debit card.
    • mortehu 8y ago
      To clarify, in US even debit cards are primarily Visa or Mastercard, whereas in Europe they're not. E.g. Norway uses BankAxept: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BankAxept https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BankAxept
      • jeltz 8y ago
        And in Sweden we use Mastercard and Visa.
  • KozmoNau7 8y ago
    Danish person here. We mostly pay by Dankort, which is the standard national debit card, I would bet more than 99% of card payments here are direct debit.
    • Gruklair 8y ago
      And with Dankort, you have the additional pleasure of being spied on by tabloid news papers.
• Tharkun 8y ago
  > People in Europe don't use credit cards offline. What? Of course we do. If anything, Europeans are less likely to use credit cards online (though that is slowly changing), instead opting for bank transfers or online debit cards.