Non chip and pin credit cards in Europe
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I'm going to England in a few weeks, this is a dumb question but one I've been unable to find an answer for and this thread seems close to what I'm wondering: For my Chase Sapphire Preferred (or any other chip and sign card) I don't swipe it right? I insert it in the slot and then it auto prints the slip to sign, I don't have to trigger anything, right?
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Summer 2015: I used my Capital One chip+signature card in Iceland, Greenland, The UK (primarily Edinburgh and London), and Amsterdam. I did not encounter any rejections or problems.
I even used it to buy Tube tickets in London from a ticket dispenser machine... I was simply not asked for a PIN and the transaction completed successfully.
I even used it to buy Tube tickets in London from a ticket dispenser machine... I was simply not asked for a PIN and the transaction completed successfully.
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We were in Norway in May and had a lot of difficulty with swiped and/or chip and sign cards while trying to pay for hotels. Talking with other travelers they experienced the same issues with Denmark being the most difficult to use anything other than chip and pin cards
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What kind of places were you staying at? I have had no problems in Norway and Denmark with my swipe cards, staying at decent business class hotels and eating at such restaurants.
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I stay at Radisson, Choice, Scandic, Starwood, Marriott, First, Elite, Hilton, and Best Western hotels, amongst other chain hotels, in Denmark, Norway and Sweden; and I generally pay with US cards that have no chip. I've had no payment problem whatsoever at these hotels in this region.
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They also have Prepaid chip and pin but they're not financially effective.
With the growth of the CU Alliance, we're always close to an actual branch in the US where we can transact business if needed.
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Called M&T when I got back to ask why I was never asked for a PIN and got an agent who I don't think actually understood the problem. All she could say is that it depends on what type of terminal you put it into.
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Just a heads up on the M&T credit card. I got one and took it on my last trip to the UK where it kicked out a signature request every time I used it. Never once asked for the PIN. I did not have a chance to use it in an automated terminal, however.
Called M&T when I got back to ask why I was never asked for a PIN and got an agent who I don't think actually understood the problem. All she could say is that it depends on what type of terminal you put it into.
Called M&T when I got back to ask why I was never asked for a PIN and got an agent who I don't think actually understood the problem. All she could say is that it depends on what type of terminal you put it into.
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Still makes it frustrating, since I applied for the card specifically because they advertised it as chip and PIN. <sigh>
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Thanks for the heads up. I am going to Bahrain at the end of the month with a stopover at AMS. Will be sure to check it out. I like you got it for the pin function.
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Just a heads up on the M&T credit card. I got one and took it on my last trip to the UK where it kicked out a signature request every time I used it. Never once asked for the PIN. I did not have a chance to use it in an automated terminal, however.
Called M&T when I got back to ask why I was never asked for a PIN and got an agent who I don't think actually understood the problem. All she could say is that it depends on what type of terminal you put it into.
Called M&T when I got back to ask why I was never asked for a PIN and got an agent who I don't think actually understood the problem. All she could say is that it depends on what type of terminal you put it into.
By the way, anyone interested in helping to set up a wiki to track where the chip-and-sign cards work in ticket machines?