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At Least One Digital Payment Method! They Want to Ban Businesses From Requiring Payment only in Cash
In Germany, shops, restaurants and service providers will soon be required to offer at least one digital payment method in addition to cash, Die Welt reports. Federal Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil presented key proposals on the matter, which are currently being agreed with other ministries. The new rules are scheduled to come into force in 2027. "We want businesses to offer a digital payment method wherever goods and services are paid for dire…
In the future, shops, restaurants and service providers will have to offer at least one digital payment option in addition to cash. This provides the cornerstones for a regulation by Finance Minister Klingbeil, which is also available to Deutschlandfunk. Therefore, turnover limits or additional costs for customers are not provided.
New rules will be implemented next year.
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