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Debit cards, credit cards, cards requiring systematic
authorisation, etc. In each country in Europe, one particular form
of bank card takes precedence over the others.
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While the use of bank cards is growing everywhere in Europe, each
country retains its own particular form. For example, direct debit
cards account for half the cards in circulation in France but are
non-existent in Germany, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. On
the other hand, cards requiring systematic authorisation are relatively
rare in France (less than 10% of cards), but account for 75% of the
cards in circulation in Germany and 71% in the Netherlands. Bank cards
in the form of credit cards are still not very widespread in France
(just 5% of bank cards), but they are very common in the United Kingdom
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