Luxembourg is one of the most card-friendly countries I’ve ever been to. Every taxi I used, from the airport to Kirchberg and even across the border t...

Riga is pretty modern with payments, and most official taxis take cards without issue. I used Bolt nearly every day and paid by card in-app. Even when...

Kenya is very much a cash-first country when it comes to taxis. In Nairobi, Uber and Bolt are widely available, but even then, drivers often ask you t...

In Almaty and Astana, taxis often accept cards if you use apps like Yandex Go or Uber, which dominate the market. Street-hailed taxis, however, are st...

Jordan is a cash-first country for taxis. In Amman, every cab ride I took was negotiated in Jordanian dinars and paid by hand. I asked once about payi...

Iceland is extremely card-friendly, and taxis are no exception. In Reykjavik, I never once paid with cash. Every cab I used had a functioning card ter...

In Athens, most official yellow taxis technically accept cards, but in practice, drivers often claim the machine isn’t working. I had this happen twic...

In Ghana, taxis work almost exclusively on cash. I spent weeks in Accra and Kumasi, and I never once saw a driver with a card reader. Most rides are n...

In Tallinn, nearly every taxi I took accepted cards. Bolt is huge here, and since you can pay directly in the app, I didn’t really use cash at all. Ev...