Manufacturing spend abroad (chip & PIN credit cards)?
Does anyone know of any decent "chip and PIN" credit cards available in the USA?
There are some credit card readers in Europe that require a "chip and PIN" card - these are often found at unattended gas stations, toll road pay stations, etc. These machines will not accept a standard "magnetic strip" credit card that most Americans typically carry. In most cases there's a human around who can make a non-chip card work, but if it's in a completely unattended location, you can be out of luck (and out of gas).
As I understand it, chip and PIN cards are probably coming to the USA in the next few years (I believe they're considered more secure), but most standard-issue credit cards available in the US still don't have the chip yet.
When traveling overseas, I'd like to have a chip & PIN card along, in case I run into the odd (unattended) machine that requires one.
Does anyone know of any current US-based credit cards that are chipped?