Chase Contactless Cards (2019)
Feb 12, 2019, 8:50 am
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I use Apply Pay when possible as it's more convenient/accessible than getting my card from my wallet.
Mar 1, 2019, 7:50 pm
#18
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Chase Sapphire Reserve Contactless Card
I requested a new CSR last week because the front of the card was peeling away from the metal.
The replacement card looks a little different and is definitely lighter - perhaps the same as the new Amex Gold, perhaps a little lighter. Most surprising that it is contactless. I hadn’t seen anything about this from Chase, so maybe they are slowly rolling it out?
The replacement card looks a little different and is definitely lighter - perhaps the same as the new Amex Gold, perhaps a little lighter. Most surprising that it is contactless. I hadn’t seen anything about this from Chase, so maybe they are slowly rolling it out?
Mar 2, 2019, 7:33 pm
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I requested a new CSR last week because the front of the card was peeling away from the metal.
The replacement card looks a little different and is definitely lighter - perhaps the same as the new Amex Gold, perhaps a little lighter. Most surprising that it is contactless. I hadn’t seen anything about this from Chase, so maybe they are slowly rolling it out?
The replacement card looks a little different and is definitely lighter - perhaps the same as the new Amex Gold, perhaps a little lighter. Most surprising that it is contactless. I hadn’t seen anything about this from Chase, so maybe they are slowly rolling it out?
Anyway, the one thing I wish the CSR supported was being able to tap either side. However, I guess that's just a limitation of metal cards (or they didn't want to pay to have another coil on the front as well as the back).
Mar 3, 2019, 9:28 pm
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are there any metal cards that do both sides for contactless?
Mar 3, 2019, 10:19 pm
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Mar 4, 2019, 9:19 am
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Mar 4, 2019, 10:12 am
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Maybe it depends on the terminal? I could have sworn that the CSR only consistently worked tapping the back, but that might be the places I'm using it.
Mar 18, 2019, 8:47 pm
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After reading this thread, I called into Chase and requested a contactless CSR card. It came today. Same expiration and number (including CVV) as before. Some differences:
Anyone know if CSR will be getting rid of the metal cards entirely then? I liked my metal card -- it had a nice feel to it.
- No longer made of metal. It's plastic through and through. Feels kind of flimsy and lightweight compared to the CSR I'm used to.
- Card number is on the front. My old CSR it was on the back.
- No longer has 'Chase" on the front, but instead just their logo.
- Back lower right corner has the NFC/contactless symbol.
Anyone know if CSR will be getting rid of the metal cards entirely then? I liked my metal card -- it had a nice feel to it.
Mar 19, 2019, 1:46 am
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After reading this thread, I called into Chase and requested a contactless CSR card. It came today. Same expiration and number (including CVV) as before. Some differences:
Anyone know if CSR will be getting rid of the metal cards entirely then? I liked my metal card -- it had a nice feel to it.
- No longer made of metal. It's plastic through and through. Feels kind of flimsy and lightweight compared to the CSR I'm used to.
- Card number is on the front. My old CSR it was on the back.
- No longer has 'Chase" on the front, but instead just their logo.
- Back lower right corner has the NFC/contactless symbol.
Anyone know if CSR will be getting rid of the metal cards entirely then? I liked my metal card -- it had a nice feel to it.
Mar 19, 2019, 8:20 am
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Obviously this is not the end of the world, but I feel like a card with a $450 annual fee should be metal, just like AmEx Plat.
Mar 19, 2019, 8:39 am
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Could it be a cost-cutting measure? They plan to replace all CSRs with contactless this year as I understand it, which much be a big expenditure. I wonder if a bean counter told them to switch to plastic to save a few $$ per card.
Obviously this is not the end of the world, but I feel like a card with a $450 annual fee should be metal, just like AmEx Plat.
Obviously this is not the end of the world, but I feel like a card with a $450 annual fee should be metal, just like AmEx Plat.
(This assumes they are actually getting rid of metal altogether, which we haven't confirmed.)
Mar 19, 2019, 5:14 pm
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i got my csr replacement a week ago
metal sandwiched with plastic, contacltess logo and numbers at back
back corner right is the card stock
https://ficoforums.myfico.com/t5/Smo...R/td-p/4763018
old metal CSR: CompoSecure 193767-1 08/16 4147-26-370-20
new metal CSR w/ contacltess: 10487 CS 10/18 4147-36-370-00
metal sandwiched with plastic, contacltess logo and numbers at back
back corner right is the card stock
https://ficoforums.myfico.com/t5/Smo...R/td-p/4763018
old metal CSR: CompoSecure 193767-1 08/16 4147-26-370-20
new metal CSR w/ contacltess: 10487 CS 10/18 4147-36-370-00
Mar 22, 2019, 11:22 am
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So I received a replacement CSR, contactless and metal.
It has the contactless logo on both sides. Tested it at a vending machine this morning, it works whether I tap the front or the back. I notice it works better if i tap it closer to where the actual EMV chip is though.
I'm very happy with the replacement, it will be very useful for future international trips
It has the contactless logo on both sides. Tested it at a vending machine this morning, it works whether I tap the front or the back. I notice it works better if i tap it closer to where the actual EMV chip is though.
I'm very happy with the replacement, it will be very useful for future international trips