The worst part is that U.S. banks are issuing "chip-and-signature" cards and NOT true chip-and-PIN cards. This is so Americans aren't inconvenienced having to r

The worst part is that U.S. banks are issuing "chip-and-signature" cards and NOT true chip-and-PIN cards. This is so Americans aren't inconvenienced having to remember and enter a PIN. Combined with a smartcard reader, Cardpeek [1] can be used to see which verification methods (and their priority if there are multiple) a card supports. A list of what types of cards banks are issuing is maintained by the flyertalk forum as a Google Spreadsheet. [2] [1] http://pannetrat.com/Cardpeek/ http://pannetrat.com/Cardpeek/ [2] https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0Ani-u3tGk5hedGRvcE1ELVg5UmlGZk01SHZvTUMxdUE https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0Ani-u3tGk5hedGR...