Originally Posted by
Points Scrounger
Frankly, I'd be okay with using an EMV debit card as actual debit (NOT Visa/MC credit function) with a balky merchant, if that were possible.
That's how I use my PSCU EMV prepaid debit card (issued through SDFCU). It always asks for a PIN, even with magstripe swipes. It's my fallback, in case my signature-priority EMV cards fail.