Originally Posted by
tmiw
Of course. This person supposedly goes to France every year, however, so I wonder if maybe they're going to places that are offline-only or something. (Are there still such terminals there outside of the occasional gas pump or other unattended kiosk?)
I lived in Europe for 6 months not too long ago and travelled extensively incl to France, and can tell you that the US-issued EMV cards will just prompt a slip of paper to come out and for you to sign at most merchants.......just like any other country.
My BofA company card (Visa) allows/prompts for a PIN usually in place of signing, which is fine. Unattended terminals, like museums, will prompt for a PIN on my personal Visa, which I have as well.