Bulgaria In Bulgaria, debit cards are accepted in almost all stores and shops, as well as in most of the hotels and restaurants in the bigger cities. Smaller restaurants or small shops often accept cash only. All Bulgarian banks can provide debit cards when you open a bank account, for maintenance costs. The most common cards in Bulgaria are contactless (and Chip&PIN or Magnetic stripe and PIN) with the brands of Debit Mastercard and Visa Debit (the most common were Maestro and Visa Electron some years ago). All POS terminals and ATMs accept Visa, Visa Electron, Visa Debit, VPay, Mastercard, Debit Mastercard, Maestro and Bcard. Also some POS terminals and ATMs accept Discover, American Express, Diners Club, JCB and UnionPay. Almost all POS terminals in Bulgaria support contactless payments. Credit cards are also common in Bulgaria. Paying with smartphones/smartwatches at POS terminals is also getting common.
Bulgaria In Bulgaria debit cards are accepted in almost all stores and shops as well as in most of the hotels and restaurants in the bigger cities Smaller restaurants or small shops often accept cash only All Bulgarian banks can provide debit cards when you open a bank account for maintenance costs The most common cards in Bulgaria are contactless (and Chip&PIN or Magnetic stripe and PIN) with the brands of Debit Mastercard and Visa Debit (the most common were Maestro and Visa Electron some years ago) All POS terminals and ATMs accept Visa Visa Electron Visa Debit VPay Mastercard Debit Mastercard Maestro and Bcard Also some POS terminals and ATMs accept Discover American Express Diners Club JCB and UnionPay Almost all POS terminals in Bulgaria support contactless payments Credit cards are also common in Bulgaria Paying with smartphones/smartwatches at POS terminals is also getting common