Originally Posted by
LondonElite
Many (most?) US credit/charge cards are not issued with a PIN.
Even many of the ones that do have PIN are programmed such that it's asked only as a last resort, or at best only for things like gas pumps. Which, considering how my UNFCU credit card (one of the only ones that prefer PIN both with contactless and when inserting) behaves domestically, may be for the best.