Hamburg - Post Report Question and Answers
Are credit cards widely accepted and safe to use locally? Are ATMs common and do you recommend using them? Are they safe to use?
The German EC card is used more. Many stores don’t accept credit cards. - Jun 2021
Forget Credit cards. ALWAYS HAVE CASH with you or a EC-card (debit card). Germans are not extensively using cc. ATMs are very easy to find in the other hand. - Feb 2009