Local card schemes
Dankort
Denmark's national debit card scheme
Accept Dankort on Surfboard — the dominant debit card in Denmark and a default expectation for any DK merchant.
About Dankort
Dankort is Denmark's national debit card scheme, issued by every major Danish bank. Most Danish consumers carry a Dankort as their primary card and many cards are co-badged Dankort/Visa for international acceptance. Surfboard supports Dankort across every channel.
When to enable Dankort
Mandatory for any merchant operating in Denmark. Without Dankort acceptance you'll lose Danish consumers at checkout.
Customer base
Danish consumers — essentially every banked adult holds a Dankort.
What merchants build with Dankort
Common use cases where partners and merchants enable this method through Surfboard.
All Danish in-store retail and hospitality
Online checkout for Danish e-commerce
Unattended payments at Danish locations
SoftPOS deployments in Denmark
How to accept Dankort on Surfboard
Dankort runs on the same Payment Methods system as every other method on Surfboard. Enable it per merchant, store, or terminal — through the portal or the API, no re-deployment required.
Enable in the portal or via API
Partners flip Dankort on for their merchants in the Partner Portal, merchants enable it for their own stores in the Merchant Portal, and developers can do the same programmatically through the Payment Methods API. Surfboard handles scheme registration where required.
Available everywhere
Becomes available immediately on the channels Dankort supports — in-store terminals, online checkout, SoftPOS, and unattended where applicable.
One settlement
Dankort transactions roll into the same settlement reports as every other payment method on the platform — no separate reconciliation pipeline.
