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		aeyes on Sept 14, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: France and Germany Agree to Block Facebook's Libra Most of these "credit cards" in Germany aren't really credit cards though. They take the money from your account immediately instead of sending you a monthly statement and letting you decide how much you want to pay towards your credit.

kzrdude on Sept 15, 2019 [–]

In general they are debit cards, yes, and I think that everyone means is debit or credit cards or equivalent.

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