Originally Posted by
JEFFJAGUAR
I have a question for the geeks here as I am a very simple minded person (not meeant to be a derogatory term). You go up to a petrol pump. You swipe your card in the reader. How do you know whether it is reading the magnetic strip or the chip?.
I've been using EMV pumps for years in Canada. You insert your card and it will "click" and lock the card in place. You then answer questions on-screen (in Canada it will usually ask for maximum authorisation amount), enter PIN (if Chip and PIN card), send transaction for authorisation, and then release the card before you start pumping. The other change that happened was the pumps ask you to insert any loyalty cards before you insert your payment card.