FlyerTalk Forums - View Single Post - USA EMV cards: Availability, Q&A (Chip & PIN -or- Chip & Signature) [2012-2015]

May 25, 2015 | 3:46 pm

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Quote:

Originally Posted by fliesdelta

I just got back from a trip to Europe (England, Sweden, Finland, Estonia, Germany).

Automated kiosks in England (tube and train tickets at Victoria) and Finland (metro station at the central railway station in Helsinki) worked great. The automated kiosks in Stockholm told me to get lost, I had to load my SL card at a convenience store where I could sign a slip of paper.

Restaurants and other stores in all countries worked without problems, and I think they're used to us Americans and our silly cards as the merchants were rarely surprised when the signature slip was printed for me to sign.

And you had exactly which cards with you?

It's not very helpful information if we can't tell whether you were trying swipe cards, signature-only EMV cards, onine PIN chip cards, or offline PIN chip cards at the automated kiosks in Stockholm.