Happened to me in Nice outside a Crédit Agricole branch. The ATM froze during the transaction and then just swallowed my card. No error message, no be...

I stayed at five different hostels across France last month and all of them technically accepted cards, but two of them asked for cash when I checked ...

I used contactless on the Paris metro every day with no issues. Just tapped my Wise card directly at the turnstile and it charged me the exact fare. N...

Always choose without conversion when withdrawing from an ATM in France. That way, your home bank or card provider handles the currency exchange, usua...

In Lyon I waited until I got to the city and exchanged cash at a bureau de change near Place Bellecour. The rate was way better than what I saw at the...

Yes, this happens more often than you'd expect. I had a Revolut Visa and it got declined at multiple ATMs in Paris, especially Crédit Agricole and BNP...

I usually carried about 60 to 100 euros in cash per day when traveling around France. In big cities like Paris or Lyon, most places take card, includi...

In Berlin most taxis I took accepted card payments, but you often have to ask before the ride starts. Some drivers say the machine is broken or they p...

I had the best luck with Deutsche Bank ATMs. I used a Schwab debit card and they didn’t charge any extra fees on top of what my bank applied. Worked s...