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Why can't you use the UK version? With all of the EU being integrated, shouldn't it work across the entire thing?

EU isn't (yet) integrated in that sense (I wrote something on this issue some time ago: http://jonasbentzen.com/stop-generalizing-about-europe/ ).

We /might/ be able to use the UK version - let's hope that's the case. But then there's currency conversion issues (the UK uses pounds, some EU countries use the Euro, the Scandinavian countries use their own currency, etc.). On top of that there will probably be extra fees for transferring funds from a UK bank/entity to a Danish one, etc.

For one thing, it sounds like Pounds only at this point. Further, it likely requires UK addresses and bank accounts.

> Visa and MasterCard cards

You really need Dankort support in Denmark. A lot of people have a MasterCard and a large number of Dankorts are combination Dankort and VISA, but most prefer the Dankort. The fees are also a lot low (free I think) on the Dankort, for the customers at least.

True, but this is only the case if you're targeting Danes. If you're making an international SaaS or something like that, VISA + MasterCard is fine.

Their statement says "EUR coming soon" so it should be a good sign for Euro countries.

Ah, hmm. I guess it's probably a situation where just coming to the UK is already 90% of coming to the whole EU.

A subset of European countries use the euro of which Denmark is not one of that subset.

With all the pains of getting a merchant account running I think incorporating in the UK, getting a strip account setup and using transferwise to ship money home isn't such a bad option.

>With all of the EU being integrated

Only for the next 2 years.

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