In Germany there have been problems paying by card for a few days, many terminals are still out of order.

In a new episode of the FAZ Podcast Finance and Real Estate, we want to clarify what that means for shopping in the next few weeks and who is actually to blame for the payment disaster.

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The FAZ Podcast Finanzen und Immobilien is the weekly FAZ podcast on the subject of financial investments.

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