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Where are credit cards not that common in Europe? I don’t think I no a single person that doesn’t have one and most banks even give you a free Visa card (prepai
by dewey 7y ago
Where are credit cards not that common in Europe? I don’t think I no a single person that doesn’t have one and most banks even give you a free Visa card (prepaid) with your normal bank account in Germany.
- BrandoElFollito 7y agoExactly. The modern aspect of bank cards is much more present on Europe than in the US (chip, contactless,...) I would say however (from personal experience which may be biaised) that cards in Germany are less welcome than in other EU countries (for historical privacy reasons)
- flipchart 7y agoPretty uncommon in the Netherlands. Yes you can get one, but most people here don't have one, possibly due to very few merchants accepting them, and when they do, they pass the CC fees to the consumer
- dewey 7y ago> Nevertheless, around 55% of the Dutch population has at least one credit card, which they mainly use during holidays abroad or when shopping online. Not as high as I expected it to be honest but the article is pretty interesting. Apparently people have them but don't use them because they are not widely accepted in stores and they are very debt averse. Source: https://www.dutchnews.nl/features/2018/01/credit-cards-not-yet-popular-among-the-dutch-despite-the-advantages/ https://www.dutchnews.nl/features/2018/01/credit-cards-not-y...