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I live in Europe (Sweden, Germany and Switzerland) and I have never needed to sign when paying with card (i.e. the chip – never used the magnetic strip). Perhap
by thecopy 7y ago
I live in Europe (Sweden, Germany and Switzerland) and I have never needed to sign when paying with card (i.e. the chip – never used the magnetic strip). Perhaps its because you have a foreign card?
- woahitsraj 7y agoThis is because US Cards have a Chip but no PIN. So the signature is the only "security measure". I've all but stopped using my US Cards for this reason unless the terminal supports contactless through apple pay
- hanklazard 7y agoCorrect, it’s only for Americans traveling abroad. It’s because our credit cards (finally) have chips but no pin. Apparently chip/pin would cause too much friction in the purchasing process or some nonsense like that?
- stephencanon 7y agoIt's even worse. I have a US card that supports chip+pin, but most terminals in Europe will preferentially use chip+signature if it's also supported. So I still end up signing when I travel.