As a result, holders of German debit cards (Girocards) will be able to withdraw cash from ATMs across the UK. In August 2009, Consorzio Bancomat and Zentraler Kreditausschuss enabled German and Italian card schemes to connect ATM networks. The two EAPS participants allow each other’s cardholders to withdraw cash from ATM networks across Italy (Bancomat) and Germany (Girocard) respectively.
EAPS facilitates pan European ATM and POS transactions by uniting independent card schemes throughout Europe under a single European framework. This framework provides a European alternative to the international card schemes. Both LINK and Zentraler Kreditausschuss are founding members of EAPS.
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