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Not OP, but I'm 32, French, and I never even saw my parents use a swipe card. My earliest memories of credit cards are chip and pin (and I still remember their
by seszett 9y ago
Not OP, but I'm 32, French, and I never even saw my parents use a swipe card. My earliest memories of credit cards are chip and pin (and I still remember their code). Apparently this started in 1992 here, though I guess it wasn't technically "credit cards" but the national debit cards system.
- roel_v 9y ago"though I guess it wasn't technically "credit cards" but the national debit cards system" Well yeah sure, but we're talking credit cards here. Either way, many parts of Europe used swipe-style debit cards (with pin) until a few years ago; I'm pretty sure I used them in France too, < 10 years ago (although I can't remember for sure).
- dzhiurgis 9y agoI don't think credit cards are widely used outside US - most use debit.
- marcv81 9y agoI was not trying to talk other countries down. For what it's worth you can't survive in France without a checkbook: it's the only way to pay for some transactions. Sad. Also the debit cards we're talking about do both credit and debit. Not sure they disqualify.
- Nursie 9y agoIIRC France had an earlier chip system called something like "B0 Prime" or "B Zero Prime". It predates the EMV cards that came in mid-late 90s.