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Apr 13, 2011, 1:47 pm

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Originally Posted by kebosabi

Best news regarding EMV cards in the US: Wells Fargo becomes first major US bank to test rolling out EMV for globetrotting clients

Wells Fargo's decision is going to be a big game changer by being the first major US bank to take the initiative. I’m sure they’re going to see lots of people, including myself, making the switch from their bank to Wells Fargo because of this.

I think I’ll go visit a Wells Fargo branch this afternoon.

Well, they said "pilot", "test", and "15,000". So it doesn't sound to me like you can necesarily apply for a Wells Fargo card today and be assured of getting one of these. It sounds like they picked 15,000 of (a greater number of) the total users of their cards, presumably ones who had a history of use overseas, and are using them to test.

Of course, if you're already on your way to the Wells Fargo, let us know if you find out differently.

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