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Albania - are credit cards accepted in more places now?

Will be traveling to Albania in 2 weeks and keep hearing that credit card use is uncommon. We are renting a car for part of the trip and are wondering if credit cards can be used to purchase fuel for the car? We plan to pay cash for meals, and most of the lodging is prepaid or the hotels take credit cards. Since Albania doesn't use the euro, we don't want to end up with a lot of Albanian lek at the end of the trip.

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When I was last there in 2021 I don’t recall having any issues with credit card payments. I did rent a car but can’t remember if I had to use gas at the pump.