I'm with Joe on this. I also travel extensively, including in non-tourist areas, and have never had my US Visa or Mastercard declined because it didn't have a chip.
Cheers, Andy On Thu, Apr 1, 2010 at 6:31 PM, Joe Abley <jab...@hopcount.ca> wrote: > > On 2010-03-31, at 20:56, Phillip Hallam-Baker wrote: > >> In theory it is possible to use a US issued credit card in Europe. >> >> In practice, forget it unless you are willing to face the >> embarrassment of 50% of places declining your card. >> >> My experience in the UK is that outside London you are very likely to >> find that the only cards they accept are chip and pin cards. > > I travel somewhat frequently through Asia, Europe, Africa and Australasia > with credit cards issued by US institutions (Bank of America Visa, American > Express) and Canadian banks (TD Canada Trust, CIBC, Desjardins, all Visa > cards). The Desjardins card is the only one with a chip. > > I occasionally find that people don't take American Express. This happens > more often outside North America, but not only outside North America. I have > found that in some countries (UK included) people are unfamiliar with cards > that don't have a chip, but it has never stopped me from using one. (In New > Zealand it seems more common that people are confused about chip cards, since > the EFTPOS terminals support them but very few people have them). > > I have never had a problem with any of my North American cards being > declined, chip or not. I have spent a reasonable amount of time in the UK in > particular, since most of my family lives there. I was most recently there in > December 2009. > > Your comments above do not match my experience in the slightest. > > > Joe > > _______________________________________________ > Ietf mailing list > Ietf@ietf.org > https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf > _______________________________________________ Ietf mailing list Ietf@ietf.org https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf
