Originally Posted by
Cardboard55
I just don't know of a way to test this before leaving the US
This USB card reader:
plus a free-to-download program called http://pannetrat.com/Cardpeek/ lets you check
any chip card on your computer to see which terminal protocols it supports. That's how I've been verifying the chip capabilities of every card I get for a few years now.
If you need more info on this, see this thread in the credit cards forum:
USA EMV cards: Availability, Q&A (Chip & PIN or Signature) [2017>]