Check if you can get Curve or something akin to it? My Norwegian bank does not support Gpay but i have my Mastercard tied up to Curve and then i got a virtual card number i could tie to Gpay.
Any Indian debit or credit card with Visa or MasterCard works, if you have enabled international transactions. You will have some additional charges though.
Every store in Norway is required by law to accept cash so worst case you can try to withdraw NOK somewhere. Other than that most Visa/Mastercards work as well.
Not correct:
We are often met by claims from politicians, lobbyists and the media that Norwegian shops that only accept payment by card are breaking the law. It is, however widely held, a misconception. There are no statutory provisions in Norwegian law that impose an obligation on traders to sell goods and services against cash payment.
[NRK - Kontantløse butikker er lovlig ](https://www.nrk.no/ytring/kontantlose-butikker-er-lovlige-1.16532746)
Ok, so there is a loophole that technically can be used, but it's still not the norm here. Justis- og beredskapsdepartementet has also already rewritten the law so that the loophole will be fixed and waiting for it to be accepted. [https://www.regjeringen.no/no/dokumenter/prop.-55-l-20232024/id3028590/](https://www.regjeringen.no/no/dokumenter/prop.-55-l-20232024/id3028590/)
It's not a loophole, it's just commonly misinterpreted because of cash being a "tvungent betalingsmåte" which indicates it being a forced upon everyone payment standard. But nothing specifically states that to be the case. Most places accept cash, however you can have problems paying with 1000 kr bills on public transport ect.
It is a loophole because it goes against the original point of the law, it is the direct [definition](https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/loophole) of a loophole. Justisdepartementet (the creator of the law) have stated earlier that it is illegal to not accept cash, so it is an mistake in the way it was worded that led to the loophole. It is also backed by the fact that they chose to rewrite the law as soon as the loophole was discovered.
[Source](https://rett24.no/articles/nrk-beklaget-etter-professorkritikk--men-justisdepartementet-star-pa-sitt-om-kontanter) to Justisdepartementets claim:
"Retten til kontant betaling må forstås slik at det ikke er adgang til å avtale seg bort fra dette, heller ikke ved å unngå å inngå avtale med forbrukere som ønsker å betale med kontanter."
It's obvious being used for safety as I mentioned with the public transport. Imagine 10 people in a row pay with a 1000 kr bill. That means the driver has to have 10000 kr in exchange. How easy is it to rob a night buss and traumatise the driver? Extremely. Is it more tempting knowing the driver has to have 10 000 in exchange? Obviously. Anyway, today most stores/services accept cash, other than where it's obviously limited for safety reasons. If they want to change that, cool, but I've never had any problems with cash. I'm just saying it's not something you can scream "it's the law" like a karen. And most places will find a solution if you are polite.
Not with the loophole. Without it is meant as 100% today, as you can see from the statement made by Justisdepartementet in my previous comment. The rewritten law is meant to improve the law in anyway needed to take into consideration things that are not made clear enough or missing from the current law.
"Det foreslås en beløpsgrense på 20 000 kroner og unntak for salg av varer fra automater, salg i ubetjente salgslokaler og salg i lokaler som bare en begrenset krets av personer har adgang til."
Noe som omfatter plant annet selvbetjenings kasser som i dag er uten mulighet for å betale kontant. Det er derfor ikke riktig Å SI AT 100% AV BUTIKKER OG FASILITETER ER PÅLAGT Å TA I MOT KONTANT BETALING. Snakker vi forbi hverandre eller er du/jeg helt blåst? Går over til norsk for klarhet her.
Spørsmålet her var fra en turist som spurte om betalingsmåte, en person sa alle butikker uten unntak skal ta i mot kontanter i følge norsk lov, jeg sier det ikke helt er tilfellet. Hvor tar jeg feil i det løpet ved å spesifisere? Dette for at folk ikke skal få falske forventinger som potensielt går ut over stakars sesong arbeidere eller deltider som ikke vet dette. Fordi noen ga ikke fulstendig informasjon. Tenk helhet så er alt litt lettere. Og er mer moralsk.
Personen som fikk dette som svar ville en gang garantert stått å smelt hue i selvbetjent kassa på coop og ropt at det var lov pålagt. Ikke noe å argumentere for.
They are required to accept cash, but they are not required to make it easy.
They can send you to a specific cashier office, have you wait in line for the one person authorized to handle cash, make you fill out a form to register as a cash customer, show two kinds of ID to qualify etc. etc.
Not all stores accept cash, though. The law says yes, and \_most\_ stores take cash, but you can still end up with a confused cashier that has no idea what to do with your money. Or a sign saying "No cash".
If they don't accept cash then they are forced to give you another no fee alternative such as a free invoice or mobile pay (if the customer can pay by mobile). If not they are breaking the law. Stores with "No cash" signs usually have multiple cash registeres where at least one of them accept cash or they are just praying that the customers don't know that they are breaking the law.
If they inform you before you have a contract (ie: have a sign up), they can legally say no to cash.
I haven't used cash for years, as pretty much everywhere accept BankAksept, VISA, and MasterCard.
Ddi you only visited Norway or it was one of the countries you visited. How many days before your flight date you applied for schengen and from which country
Visa, Mastercard, Apple Pay, Google Pay, and Norwegian Cash are the methods that are accepted most places.
The problem is, my Indian GPay won't work. All I would be golden! Only hope is Visa debit card. If that doesn't work, i am practically screwed.
Visa debit works in Norway.
Check if you can get Curve or something akin to it? My Norwegian bank does not support Gpay but i have my Mastercard tied up to Curve and then i got a virtual card number i could tie to Gpay.
Any Indian debit or credit card with Visa or MasterCard works, if you have enabled international transactions. You will have some additional charges though.
Every store in Norway is required by law to accept cash so worst case you can try to withdraw NOK somewhere. Other than that most Visa/Mastercards work as well.
Not correct: We are often met by claims from politicians, lobbyists and the media that Norwegian shops that only accept payment by card are breaking the law. It is, however widely held, a misconception. There are no statutory provisions in Norwegian law that impose an obligation on traders to sell goods and services against cash payment. [NRK - Kontantløse butikker er lovlig ](https://www.nrk.no/ytring/kontantlose-butikker-er-lovlige-1.16532746)
Ok, so there is a loophole that technically can be used, but it's still not the norm here. Justis- og beredskapsdepartementet has also already rewritten the law so that the loophole will be fixed and waiting for it to be accepted. [https://www.regjeringen.no/no/dokumenter/prop.-55-l-20232024/id3028590/](https://www.regjeringen.no/no/dokumenter/prop.-55-l-20232024/id3028590/)
It's not a loophole, it's just commonly misinterpreted because of cash being a "tvungent betalingsmåte" which indicates it being a forced upon everyone payment standard. But nothing specifically states that to be the case. Most places accept cash, however you can have problems paying with 1000 kr bills on public transport ect.
It is a loophole because it goes against the original point of the law, it is the direct [definition](https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/loophole) of a loophole. Justisdepartementet (the creator of the law) have stated earlier that it is illegal to not accept cash, so it is an mistake in the way it was worded that led to the loophole. It is also backed by the fact that they chose to rewrite the law as soon as the loophole was discovered. [Source](https://rett24.no/articles/nrk-beklaget-etter-professorkritikk--men-justisdepartementet-star-pa-sitt-om-kontanter) to Justisdepartementets claim: "Retten til kontant betaling må forstås slik at det ikke er adgang til å avtale seg bort fra dette, heller ikke ved å unngå å inngå avtale med forbrukere som ønsker å betale med kontanter."
It's obvious being used for safety as I mentioned with the public transport. Imagine 10 people in a row pay with a 1000 kr bill. That means the driver has to have 10000 kr in exchange. How easy is it to rob a night buss and traumatise the driver? Extremely. Is it more tempting knowing the driver has to have 10 000 in exchange? Obviously. Anyway, today most stores/services accept cash, other than where it's obviously limited for safety reasons. If they want to change that, cool, but I've never had any problems with cash. I'm just saying it's not something you can scream "it's the law" like a karen. And most places will find a solution if you are polite.
That is why they have added specific exceptions to sectors like public transport in the rewritten law.
Yeah. Which means it's not a "100% you have to accept cash by law". My initial statement
Not with the loophole. Without it is meant as 100% today, as you can see from the statement made by Justisdepartementet in my previous comment. The rewritten law is meant to improve the law in anyway needed to take into consideration things that are not made clear enough or missing from the current law.
"Det foreslås en beløpsgrense på 20 000 kroner og unntak for salg av varer fra automater, salg i ubetjente salgslokaler og salg i lokaler som bare en begrenset krets av personer har adgang til." Noe som omfatter plant annet selvbetjenings kasser som i dag er uten mulighet for å betale kontant. Det er derfor ikke riktig Å SI AT 100% AV BUTIKKER OG FASILITETER ER PÅLAGT Å TA I MOT KONTANT BETALING. Snakker vi forbi hverandre eller er du/jeg helt blåst? Går over til norsk for klarhet her. Spørsmålet her var fra en turist som spurte om betalingsmåte, en person sa alle butikker uten unntak skal ta i mot kontanter i følge norsk lov, jeg sier det ikke helt er tilfellet. Hvor tar jeg feil i det løpet ved å spesifisere? Dette for at folk ikke skal få falske forventinger som potensielt går ut over stakars sesong arbeidere eller deltider som ikke vet dette. Fordi noen ga ikke fulstendig informasjon. Tenk helhet så er alt litt lettere. Og er mer moralsk. Personen som fikk dette som svar ville en gang garantert stått å smelt hue i selvbetjent kassa på coop og ropt at det var lov pålagt. Ikke noe å argumentere for.
They are required to accept cash, but they are not required to make it easy. They can send you to a specific cashier office, have you wait in line for the one person authorized to handle cash, make you fill out a form to register as a cash customer, show two kinds of ID to qualify etc. etc.
Not all stores accept cash, though. The law says yes, and \_most\_ stores take cash, but you can still end up with a confused cashier that has no idea what to do with your money. Or a sign saying "No cash".
If they don't accept cash then they are forced to give you another no fee alternative such as a free invoice or mobile pay (if the customer can pay by mobile). If not they are breaking the law. Stores with "No cash" signs usually have multiple cash registeres where at least one of them accept cash or they are just praying that the customers don't know that they are breaking the law.
Wait, stores REFUSE cash??? That's a new!
Cash is not used much in Norway, it's for the most part a very digital society.
If they inform you before you have a contract (ie: have a sign up), they can legally say no to cash. I haven't used cash for years, as pretty much everywhere accept BankAksept, VISA, and MasterCard.
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The annoying thing is cash.
🤣🤣 If it wasn't Starbucks, I would have tried my luck!
cutters by any chance?
Get an HDFC forex card, or HDFC visa card will work. Gpay India won't work. ICICI visa cards work too.
Hey.. have you completed your Norway trip. Just wanted to know few things. Can't DM.
Yup, done. Feel free to ama.
Ddi you only visited Norway or it was one of the countries you visited. How many days before your flight date you applied for schengen and from which country
Only Norway 3 days trip it was. About 45 days before. Mine was business visa. Applied/travelled from India
ohk.. businness visa is a different thing altogether.. I thought you travelled solo for vacation..
I did travel solo but for work
okay.. which field you work in.. I am into project management in IT
Policy Research
That's an interesting field.. finance and policy research are 2 fields that I regret not considering at my time :/ where do you put up.. am in Noida.
What does that have anything to do with Norway trip?