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Europe is a continent, and on that continent there is something called the European Union and the European Economic Area, which together make up a market of about 500 million people - I wouldn't exactly call it "a few limited countries". However, if you have a card that works, then you can be satisfied, because one is still better than none, right?
@joniboini, have you tried some of the virtual cards that work globally (with the exception of some countries)? Such cards can be used for online payments, but also for physical payments through POS devices, given that they can be added to Google/Apple Pay. For example, this service has been working for 1+ years and has proven to be reliable.