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<p>[QUOTE="chrisild, post: 2322991, member: 39"]True, but Björn Ulvaeus is a special case anyway. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> He has been a "no cash" evangelist for a couple of years, apparently because one time his son was robbed. Of course he may well have reasons beyond that. And yes, in Sweden (and Denmark, maybe other Nordic countries as well) you do not really need cash, cards and apps are more relevant. But the Riksbank still issues new coins and notes; the process started in October ...</p><p><br /></p><p>Here in Germany you can use your debit card at almost every store, and credit cards are much more common than they were a few years ago (also because the EU "capped" the fees for Visa and MC), but I would still use cash for a €1 payment at a bakery for example. In Denmark and Sweden even such mini-transactions would usually not involve cash.</p><p><br /></p><p>But an extra card-type device that combines various cards? I do not think that is the future. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Christian[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="chrisild, post: 2322991, member: 39"]True, but Björn Ulvaeus is a special case anyway. :) He has been a "no cash" evangelist for a couple of years, apparently because one time his son was robbed. Of course he may well have reasons beyond that. And yes, in Sweden (and Denmark, maybe other Nordic countries as well) you do not really need cash, cards and apps are more relevant. But the Riksbank still issues new coins and notes; the process started in October ... Here in Germany you can use your debit card at almost every store, and credit cards are much more common than they were a few years ago (also because the EU "capped" the fees for Visa and MC), but I would still use cash for a €1 payment at a bakery for example. In Denmark and Sweden even such mini-transactions would usually not involve cash. But an extra card-type device that combines various cards? I do not think that is the future. ;) Christian[/QUOTE]
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