Are there alternatives for Europeans who dont want to be "purchase taxed" by VISA and MASTER CARD?
Are there alternatives for Europeans who dont want to be "purchase taxed" by VISA and MASTER CARD?
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Currently there are only alternatives online like Klarna (and iDeal in the Netherlands). The only way to do it in store is paying cash sadly
Klarna has american connections. One of the biggest shareholders are "sequoia capital" 'merican
What's so "sadly" about it? It's a solution to a problem, it's easy, and it's simple.
Cash is insanely inconvenient, cannot be used at self checkout (which is the only reason I don't despise doing groceries), is more risk carrying big amounts and not even accepted above a certain amount in most stores.
We just need an actual Visa/Mastercard EU edition.
If you are building a CC network, look at blockchain as the method, specifically Monero or XMR. It is anonymous and so far had been unbroken so is currently untraceable. If EU supports anonymous purchases then even better, just feed cash into the ATM to load your XMR-backed account.
I would rather use cash than ever touch something using blockchain technology
Cash (banknotes and coins) can be used at self-checkout in Germany, so it can be used at self-checkouts anywhere, assuming the shop hasn't blocked that.
Its super easy, even. You throw the coins in a kind of a bucket and the machine counts them very quickly. Then you get the change in a tray with a round bottom so it's super easy scooping it all with one move.
If cash becomes a big thing again, it will be usable at self-checkouts outside Germany as well. Shops don't want to pay extra salary expenses just to avoid having a reasonably cheap device at their self-checkout counter.
I've never seen cash accepted at self checkout in Belgium or the Netherlands and that still doesn't take away at how inconvenient cash is overall.
Yup, I've only ever seen that in Germany. In Finland we also need to queue if we want to pay by cash. I don't know why they want to pay for all those extra cashiers.
Because many times I leave home with just my phone.
That's a problem easy to solve, though :))
Do tell. Carrying coins around is not always an option
How isn't it?
I think the point is that not everybody's life revolve around thinking about more private options (mine does lol, gotta push those limits) or cash in this case. It sure is better, but it also is less convenient and that is a fact. People do have hardships in their lives and its good to have something easy instead of adding more to your plate. For people like me its fun, but for most its a chore.