What Nathan said applies here (France) too.
Of course there are apps you can use to pay for your bread or parking slot, or
haircut, but I personally don’t like the idea. Credit/debit cards are still the
safest way not to be hacked on a trip IMHO, so long as you take the usual
precautions; never leave your card out of sight, get cash from places where
there’s people moving around and in daylight, etc.
Make sure as Nathan said, that you have a PIN, and probably a chip. The chip
will allow you to pay contactless, which I often do. Who needs a phone then.
OTT : You might want to let your banker know that you’re travelling, the dates,
and where to. She can prevent your card to be considered as fraudulously used
when they suddenly detect a withdrawal from an ATM or a payment kmiles from
your base, and block it. This happened to me once, now I’m shy, and anticipate
with a call prior to flying. They even up the cash limit at my disposal from
ATMs.
My neighbours, read Germany, are still not so enthusiast about cards in daily
life yet, DM nostalgia, but since you don’t buy and use Leicas … ;-)
As to phoning, the dual card system sounds cool. You should be able to find a
card at the airports, or from the tobacconists/newsagents here.
Hope this helps.
Amities
Philippe, France
> Le 21 janv. 2019 à 06:16, Nathan Wajsman <photo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> a écrit :
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> It varies by country. In Denmark the most popular phone pay solution is
> called Mobile Pay, in other countries Apple Pay is popular, I have some local
> Spanish app on my iPhone which I had to use at a beer festival a couple of
> years ago. Frankly, I would not bother with all this. Just use your credit or
> debit cards from home, assuming they have a PIN. In most European countries
> you can no longer use your signature to sign a credit card purchase.
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>> On 20 Jan 2019, at 22:06, Mike Lazzari via olympus
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>> Question for travelers, especially UK and Europe. Last time we went to UK
>> was 5 years ago and we didn't bother with getting a new SIM. Just used email
>> and it worked fine. In the last 5 years phones seem to be taking over the
>> world so we will definitely be bringing a phone and plan on getting an O2
>> SIM. I have a new dual SIM model so I can switch back and forth without
>> farting around changing them on the plane. The question I have is how
>> important and/or convenient is it to pay with a phone app? e.g. scan when
>> boarding the train or pay for a taxi. Seems like it would be way more
>> convenient. And which apps are used? Google Pay is pretty ubiquitous around
>> here and I use Paypal too. Also have to set up remote banking as I have to
>> keep up with work while on the road but that is a separate issue.
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>> We're pretty much 20th Century around here so advice and suggestions
>> welcomed.
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>> M
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