The Netherlands is an outlier. They say they don't accept credit cards, but actually they mean they don't accept Visa and MasterCard, regardless if it's credit or debit. Maestro is the network most used locally.
However, it's gotten drastically better in the past few years, with at least the bigger stores accepting Visa/MasterCard now.
However, it's gotten drastically better in the past few years, with at least the bigger stores accepting Visa/MasterCard now.