Originally Posted by
Analise
Maybe I've misunderstood, but I was under the impression that only Dutch pin/chip credit and debit cards were accepted.
A little confusing. I assume the poster meant you needed chip & pin (not just Dutch cards) for the ticket machines, but that credit cards will be accepted in most other places. I can confirm that I've used a US magnetic stripe card at the AMS train station at the ticket window, as well as to get cash to pay for smaller items like train tickets.