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> Sure, I can use my us credit card in France after te weird you-need-a-signature-? look I thought chip-and-PIN was the standard over there?
by hx87 10y ago
> Sure, I can use my us credit card in France after te weird you-need-a-signature-? look
I thought chip-and-PIN was the standard over there?
- gsnedders 10y agoCards without a chip require a signature; cards with a chip have their own preference as to whether they prefer chip-and-signature or chip-and-PIN (i.e., it's a preference of the card, not the terminal).
- hx87 10y agoChip-and-signature cards are annoyingly common in the USA, but I though chip-and-PIN cards were standard in that part of the world.
- gsnedders 10y agoChip-and-PIN are absolutely the common thing. Hence why the terminal informs the staff member that a signature is needed (because of being presented a chip-and-signature card) they get confused: they aren't used to it happening, at all! I've had the exact opposite in the US, getting asked if I'm sure I'm okay with entering my PIN having presented a chip-and-PIN card, seemingly expecting me not to know my PIN.