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

Aug 5, 2015, 9:54 am

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How do these hotels manage to "swipe" a chipped card at check-in, yet use the chip at check-out? Is it a matter of sticking the chip in a different terminal? Sounds confusing!