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Activating a card usually involves using it in a machine reading the chip and asking the pin (typically an ATM).
by ernesth 9y ago
Activating a card usually involves using it in a machine reading the chip and asking the pin (typically an ATM).
- atonse 9y agoNot in the US – we just have to go to a website or call a number and that activates the card.
- sli 9y agoAll of the debit cards I've gotten from traditional B&M banks have let me activate them at an ATM. Only my current bank, which does not have physical locations, doesn't give me that option. I assume it's because they let you use ATMs from partner banks but don't have their own.
- atonse 9y agoAh I just want to clarify, we aren't "required" to activate at an ATM. I'm just saying that we are able to activate a card without having to go to an ATM. I'm sure going to an ATM is an option as well.
- ubernostrum 9y agoI have a credit (really, not debit) card, in the US, that does chip+PIN. I activated it online and chose a PIN on the card issuer's web portal.
- wil421 9y agoIt’s definitely is an option with debit cards in the US. Just not for the banks you use. My bank and credit union both do it.
- m-p-3 9y agoMaybe it's different in the US for corporate cards.
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- xanderstrike 9y agoNope, you do it through an app or website for every card I've gotten.