Originally Posted by
Diplomatico
You do have opportunities in Europe but those opportunities, I think, are limited to airline programs (and their associated credit cards.) I don't think the banks participate in credit card points programs to the extent that they do in the US.
If I lived in Belgium, I'd probably look into the Lufthansa Miles & More program and see if it had a branded credit card available.
Not entirely true, my UK HSBC card has a points program that can be converted into various airline miles the same way many US bank programs work. Amex rewards also works broadly the same in other countries
The big difference is they are usually less remunerative!