eWallet are here GeldKarte but it is always about fees!
I can udnerstand the shops, with cash they get the money instantly, people use almost only EC Card. they don't like plastic. even though the credit card works in germany not like a CC in the US! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Louis JOURDAN" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, September 05, 2002 11:35 PM Subject: Re: [USMA:22088] Re: Fwd: RE: Spanish dollar > At 22:09 +0200 02/09/5, Wizard of OS wrote: > >easy explanation, electronic payment isn't welcome in europe, people prefer > >cash. > >almost all shops accept EC Card but virtually no one Credit Cards, no shop > >wants to pay for the fees! > > This may be true in Germany, but certainly not in France and many > other European countries, where use of VISA, EUROCARD, etc. cards is > quite common. > > We even have special cards (MONEO in France, PROTON in Belgium) which > are "electronic purses": you load them at your bank (or even at home > through the Internet) and you use them to purchase your newspaper or > your bread. > > It's time for Germany to become a modern country as far as banking > system is concerned! > > Louis >
