The Local Germany https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Are Germans right to fear limit on cash payments? The government has announced plans to set a €5,000 limit on payments in cash - provoking a furious reaction from politicians, media and public alike. https://www.thelocal.de/20160212/planned-limit-on-cash-payments-step-towards-totalitarianism Fri, 12 Feb 2016 10:43:32 +0100 planned-limit-on-cash-payments-step-towards-totalitarianism Banks exchange 1000s of credit cards after hack attack Several large German banks have had to exchange thousands of customers’ credit cards after details were stolen in a hacker attack at the end of last year. https://www.thelocal.de/20160211/hackers-steal-details-from-thousands-of-german-bank-customers Thu, 11 Feb 2016 11:47:56 +0100 hackers-steal-details-from-thousands-of-german-bank-customers Little by little, Germans move away from cash Tourists and business travellers visiting Germany are often surprised when they reach to pay for their beer, metro tickets or even a large restaurant bill that their credit cards are not welcome. Habits, however, are slowly changing as younger consumers leapfrog from cash to convenient electronic forms of payment. https://www.thelocal.de/20150729/little-by-little-germans-look-beyond-cash-to-shop Wed, 29 Jul 2015 10:21:55 +0200 little-by-little-germans-look-beyond-cash-to-shop Banks test touch-free payment cards Germany’s Sparkasse group of banks is testing a new touch-free payment system that promises to revolutionise the way regular people do their everyday shopping. https://www.thelocal.de/20120112/40055 Thu, 12 Jan 2012 09:50:00 +0100 40055 Germans hang onto cash as rest of world goes electronic Germany's attachment to cash is under attack, with European Union encouraging people to pay with cards and even mobile phones by making it safer and easier to do so. https://www.thelocal.de/20101010/30397 Sun, 10 Oct 2010 16:54:00 +0200 30397 Hotel chain Starwood warns of possible credit card fraud Customers who stayed at one of the hotels owned by international hotel conglomerate Starwood within Germany may have been victim to widespread credit card fraud, the company confirmed on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20100126/24821 Tue, 26 Jan 2010 10:00:00 +0100 24821 Bank card bug turns Germans back to cash German shoppers hit by a "Year 2010" computer bug that has bitten 30 million bank cards fell back this week on a proven means of payment – cash. https://www.thelocal.de/20100107/24413 Thu, 07 Jan 2010 09:39:00 +0100 24413 30 million bank cards hit by 2010 glitch Around 30 million high-tech German bank cards are estimated to have been rendered useless this week by a computer bug related to the New Year's switch. https://www.thelocal.de/20100106/24383 Wed, 06 Jan 2010 09:39:00 +0100 24383 Technical glitch kills German bank cards Many Germans have been hit by a computer bug linked to the year 2010 that has rendered their bank cards useless, the ZKA banking commission said on Monday. https://www.thelocal.de/20100104/24353 Mon, 04 Jan 2010 17:55:00 +0100 24353 Fraud scam sparks growing recall of German credit cards A massive fraud ring in Spain has sparked a growing recall of German credit cards, with customers of nearly all banks in the country affected. Some 100,000 cards been affected so far. https://www.thelocal.de/20091118/23349 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:10:00 +0100 23349 Lufthansa credit cards hit by fraud fears Thousands of Lufthansa “Miles & More” credit cards have been frozen because of fears they were vulnerable to a major fraud ring in Spain, the airline announced Monday. https://www.thelocal.de/20091116/23315 Mon, 16 Nov 2009 18:54:00 +0100 23315