Geldkarte

It operated as an offline smart card for small payments at installations like vending machines and to pay for public transport or parking tickets.

[1] GeldKarte was introduced in 1996 and suffered from low-acceptance during its existence, citing the prepaid model as impractical for its originally intended use in retail stores.

[3] Several usage statistics peaked in 2007, including number of payments made and total amount paid with the GeldKarte.

[5] In 2015, Deutsche Post removed GeldKarte acceptance from their stamp vending machines citing low demand.

[7] As of 2020, both GeldKarte and its contactless counterpart girogo were in the process of being phased-out and new cards were no longer being issued due to decreased demand.