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Can French restaurants ask for card details to make a reservation?

No-shows are having a significant impact on restaurants

What credit card purchase protection is there in France?

We look at whether there is a French equivalent to the UK’s section 75 rules allowing consumers to request a refund from their credit card company

Do French banks have age limits for credit cards?

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Tips made by card in French restaurants are to be made tax free

The government is hoping to encourage more people to join the hospitality industry, which is facing huge workforce shortages. What amount is considered right to leave as a tip in France?

'Card only': Can shops in France refuse cash payments due to Covid?

The Covid pandemic has accelerated a gradual movement towards card – and especially contactless – payments in France and across the world

Fewer ATMs in France amid Covid, online, and cashless trends

ATM cash machines are disappearing in France as cash use decreases and digital banking rises, amid fears that the Covid-19 crisis may exacerbate the issue due to people using contactless methods.

New laws and changes in France: June 2020

From contactless payment limits to driving school contracts, here are the new laws and changes to note this month.

France to end systematic paper receipts

France is to end paper receipts for all transactions as standard by January 1, 2023 - including for shopping with cash, card, or vouchers; parking, and withdrawing money at ATMs.

Charity card pay roundups raised €7m in France in 2019

The practice of “rounding up” payments made by card and giving the extra centimes to charity has raised €7 million in France this year, double the amount raised last year, new figures have suggested.

Credit card cashback schemes growing in France

Several major French banks are now giving money back to customers who use their credit card to buy products at partner shops, a practice that is growing in the country.

Brexit credit refusal?

I recently applied for an increase on my credit card limit with the Nationwide Building Society in the UK.

Is paying for seperate travel insurance really necessary?

AS CREDIT cards such as Visa and Mastercard include travel insurance when you pay for trips using their cards, one may assume separate travel insurance is unnecessary.

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Can French restaurants ask for card details to make a reservation?

What credit card purchase protection is there in France?

Do French banks have age limits for credit cards?

Tips made by card in French restaurants are to be made tax free

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