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When you talk to your US bank, make sure you get a chip card that is international-enabled (aka has chip+pin on it). Nearly all the US cards are chip+signature
by chiph 10y ago
When you talk to your US bank, make sure you get a chip card that is international-enabled (aka has chip+pin on it). Nearly all the US cards are chip+signature, which means they won't work at places like European train station ticket kiosks (no way to enter a signature). Found that out myself...
- zzalpha 10y agoHeck, even in places that support both, chip-and-sign cards are an enormous pain. I'm a Canadian with an American corporate Amex and inevitably the dance is: 1. The guy dips the chip. Machine errors out. 2. Guy tries it again and fails. 3. Finally listens to me and dips the chip, then swipes. But it has to be right after the chip fails so the machine will accept the swipe. Why? Well if they swipe first, the machine says to use the chip, then they use the chip and it errors out on that, and then they swipe again and it works. Technology!