Site requests bank logins for online purchases

Re:Site requests bank logins for online purchases by jsingleton on Thursday November 17, 2016 @06:05AM (#12976339)

As a Brit I was surprised when I received a reply on Twitter to a blog post I wrote [0] that said:

  ...in Germany nearly 80% of transactions are still cash - lots of places that simply don't take cards

Reading this thread that now makes more sense. We have it pretty good in the UK with contactless and chip & PIN (although I hear the Dutch have it better). I always feel the US is so backwards when I visit and they do the stripe & sign thing.

However, I still think there are many reasons cash should always be accepted. I won't repeat them here as they're covered in the post.

[0]: https://unop.uk/do-you-accept-cash/

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Re:Site requests bank logins for online purchases by nickez on Thursday November 17, 2016 @06:41AM (#12976514)

The standing joke here is that Germany is a "developing" country when it comes to payment. 10 years ago it would even be difficult to pay with an international credit card.. In Sweden bank transfers are immediate if I use "Swish" and I use cash maybe once a month.

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Re:Site requests bank logins for online purchases by kwhitefoot on Thursday November 17, 2016 @07:14AM (#12976730)

Here in Norway I use cash only at a loppemarked (literally flea market but generally in support of a charity, the local brass band, or sports club). Even these now have payment terminals more often than not, just not enough to go around so it is still quicker with cash.

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Re:Site requests bank logins for online purchases by fennecfoxen on Thursday November 17, 2016 @11:49AM (#12979022)

> I always feel the US is so backwards when I visit and they do the stripe & sign thing.

Nowadays we're switching to chip & sign.

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