By Vassos Angeletou In Athens, the board of directors of the European Central Bank will meet on October 26 in order to announce its crucial decisions, not only for the interest rates of the euro, but also for a historic project in the history of the Eurozone – the digital euro. It has been known… Continue reading From Athens, the...
  • albert180@feddit.deEnglish
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    1 year ago

    The system in the Netherlands is shit for foreigners. E.g. if you want a personalized OV-Chipkaart you can only pay with iDEAL, for which you need a Dutch Bank account.___

    • Tar_alcaran@lemmy.worldEnglish
      11·
      1 year ago

      You can use public transportation directly with any V-pay, maestro, visa or MasterCard debit- or credit card, or Apple or Google pay nowadays.

      If you absolutely must have a chipkaart, you can get one from any ticket machine at a station. No Dutch bank account required.

      • albert180@feddit.deEnglish
        2·
        1 year ago

        No I can’t get a personalized OV-Chipkaart this way, which is necessary for certain subscriptions and OV-Fiets. Only anonymous chip kaarts are sold via ticket machines