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Re:If Facebook or Google create their own currency, they can... by the-dude on Monday June 24, 2019 @06:55AM (#20262149)
In NL creditcards are not very popular, but paying 'by PIN' is.

The network is owned by the Dutch banks, which also provide the online payment platform iDeal.

The fees are low and fixed. Offline, between 15cts and a couple of cents ( I don't know how low for the big retailers, 5cts ? )

The online fees are a bit higher, starting at 29cts.

There are no variable fees. There is no 'refund' or 'insurance'. Lots of shops do not accept creditcards ( I know of no big retailer which does ).

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Re:If Facebook or Google create their own currency, they can... by martin_a on Monday June 24, 2019 @07:05AM (#20262193)
The same is true for Germany. We have a vast number of different systems for cashless payment, with every bank trying to push its own system. It's not like Visa and Master Card are the two major players.
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Re:If Facebook or Google create their own currency, they can... by the-dude on Monday June 24, 2019 @07:11AM (#20262228)
Except we don't have a vast number of systems. We have 1.
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Re:If Facebook or Google create their own currency, they can... by martin_a on Monday June 24, 2019 @09:44AM (#20263437)
Talking about NL or DE?
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Re:If Facebook or Google create their own currency, they can... by whereistimbo on Monday June 24, 2019 @11:10AM (#20264295)
NL of course. It's the same commenter.
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