[RugnirViking]

"countries like Germany or Denmark have their own card systems or prefer cash"?

Denmark is an almost cashless society, and the cards I have from danish banks are mastercard - is there a different card system in Germany?

[kuschku]

In the past Denmark used to use Dankort, an entirely local payment system.

Often they were used in combination with MasterCard/Visa, but in local stores, only Dankort is used, and the transaction stays in Denmark