Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/07/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Frank, "Chipped" credit and debit cards are just being deployed now in Canada (and I presume the US). Most cards are still based on the magnetic strip and a signature. In this respect, North America is very backward. Regards, Spencer On Jul 23, 2009, at 14:53, Frank Dernie wrote: > Hi Brian, > I had not realised that the US did not use the PIN system yet. We > went away from the signature system here in the UK quite a few years > ago, though there was a rumour of resistance to using the cards with > built in chip for quite a while because it was a French invention, > probably not true. > Actually the last of those countries I visit which allowed getting > cash on my card was the USA (years after most). Germany still does > not accept credit cards most places, though tourist hotels of course > do. Even my cash card is not accepted since it does not have an EC > symbol on it. I have to get cash for everything, non of the local > restaurants take anything else. Even the Leica dealer in Cologne > does not take credit cards so you have to carry lots of cash if you > want to buy anything there. I was told the 500 Euro note was > requested by Germany.