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Dankort is Denmark's domestic debit card scheme, launched in 1983 and owned by Nets, which merged into the Nexi Group in 2021. Cardholders pay by chip and PIN, contactless or, since 2022, Apple Pay, and purchases are usually debited from their bank account the same day. On a combined Visa/Dankort the Dankort side works in Denmark, Greenland and the Faroe Islands, while the Visa side is used abroad. Danmarks Nationalbank noted in 2025 that Visa and Mastercard cards had overtaken Dankort in use, and a law passed in June 2025 requires other payment providers to be given access to process Dankort transactions, ending Nets' role as sole acquirer.
Long-term decline as Danish issuance shifts to co-badged Visa/Dankort and MobilePay takes consumer share.
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