Germany will provide at least some welfare benefits for asylum seekers on pre-loaded cards instead of cash in the future, after German state leaders largely agreed on a new common standard to be ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. EICHSFELD, Germany (AP) — When Erdina Laca ...

BERLIN – Head to the checkout at an Ikea in Stockholm to pay for your new leather corner sofa and with the swipe of a Visa card it's yours. Don't try that in Berlin -- that'll be euro1,699 ($2,080) up ...

With the new ‘Bargeld via App’ cash‑in feature, BBVA customers in Germany can deposit cash directly into their account at participating supermarket and retail checkouts.

Germany has been criticised by a global watchdog for failing to do enough to tackle money laundering, such as by prosecuting very few for the crime despite being one of the globe's biggest cash ...

EICHSFELD, Germany (AP) — When Erdina Laca goes grocery shopping in Eichsfeld these days, she pulls out a special payment card that’s for asylum-seekers only. She no longer pays in cash for her apples ...