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I'm not familiar with Reward Credit Cards, which seems to not have taken off in France.

Cashback here is opt-in, bank- and retailer-specific. Meaning that my regular MasterCard from Bank B used to purchase stuff at retailer R gets me x% cashback. So in a way, retailers' woes won't (shouldn't) happen here...

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Well, most cards in France are not credit cards any way, they're debit cards.

Sometimes you can have credit cards with deferred payment (everything at the end of the month instead of immediately) but actual revolving credit cards, like in US are pretty rare.

This isn't just about cash back -- it's also about cards that provide points for airline/hotel/etc. loyalty programs.

Air France, incidentally, seems to have several Mastercard-branded cards which reward with Flying Blue miles.

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