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by siva7 294 days ago
That's also not my experience. Giro was a nightmare compared to paypal 15 years ago and the only reason it slightly improved was regulations, not because the german banks cared about the customer experience. Now in 2025 Giro is dead as banks like DKB don't even hand out those cards by default. The system in germany is a big mess despite so many fintechs in germany.
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> Now in 2025 Giro is dead as banks like DKB don't even hand out those cards by default.

Mastercard has started to punish banks that support Girocard by default, demanding that banks drop support.

This is not an issue with Giro or Girocard, but with the existing payment monopolies.