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== History ==
== History ==
The first Dankort was issued by Pengeinstitutternes Købe- og Kreditkort in September [[1983]]. In [[2001]] Dankort A/S was founded, and it took over the rights to the Dankort in January 2001. In the beginning of [[2005]] the Danish banks introduced a fee for using the Dankort of 50 [[øre]]r pr. transaction (0.07 $), but it was later withdrawed after massive protests from the Danish politicians, company owners and the credit card holders.
The first Dankort was issued by ''Pengeinstitutternes Købe- og Kreditkort'' in September [[1983]]. In [[2001]] Dankort A/S was founded, and it took over the rights to the Dankort in January 2001. In the beginning of [[2005]] the Danish [[bank|banks]] introduced a fee for using the Dankort of 50 [[øre]]r ($0.07) per transaction, but this was later withdrawn after massive protests from Danish politicians, company owners and the card holders.


== External links ==
== External links ==

Revision as of 22:26, 15 February 2006

File:Dankort logo.gif
The Dankort logo

The Dankort is a Danish credit card/debit card and is the national credit card of Denmark. It is usally combined with a VISA card so it can be used abroad.

History

The first Dankort was issued by Pengeinstitutternes Købe- og Kreditkort in September 1983. In 2001 Dankort A/S was founded, and it took over the rights to the Dankort in January 2001. In the beginning of 2005 the Danish banks introduced a fee for using the Dankort of 50 ører ($0.07) per transaction, but this was later withdrawn after massive protests from Danish politicians, company owners and the card holders.

Dankort (in Danish)