Not sure if anyone's noticed, but HSBC's US cards are now EMV enabled (and are contactless!
):
http://www.us.hsbc.com/1/2/home/pers...g/credit-cards
From reading the information there, it appears that the cards have a PIN but are signature priority like the other C&P cards in this country. But still, they support contactless. And that's pretty huge if you're going to be traveling somewhere where the mass transit no longer takes cash.