I am in St Anton right now and I have found that all the ATM's require PIN & Chip. I have had to use my Andrews FCU credit card to get euros. I asked my landlord how long this has been going on and he really did not have a clue. Since all the European bank cards and credit cards have the P&C feature, there is no reason why he would have noticed. Any reports from elsewhere in Austria?
Posted by
Danville, VT
12040 posts
What banks have you tried? That might be important.
How's the skiing?
Posted by
OP
Green Bay
20081 posts
All 3 on Dorfstrasse; Raiffaisen Bank, Volksbank, and Sparkasse (If memory serves).
They had 10 cm new yesterday, so the quality today was very good. All the locals are complaining about the lack of quantity so far this year.
Posted by
San Francisco Bay Area
5697 posts
We were in Austria in October 2013 and had no problem with Schwab debit card at ATM's -- just used it like I would at home, with same (4-digit) PIN. Used card in Salzburg and Vienna,
Posted by
Toledo, Ohio, US
11613 posts
I was in Tirol two weeks ago and had no problem using my old-fasioned debit card at ATMs in Kitzbuhel and Innsbruck.
Posted by
OP
Green Bay
20081 posts
Thanks guys/gals. Sounds like it is just a local bank issue.
Posted by
Lakewood, Colorado
19092 posts
"had no problem with Schwab debit card"
I don't think it being Schwab had anything to do with it (unless your Schwab card has a chip). It's a strip card issue.
Posted by
Missouri City
252 posts
Glad to hear that regular ATM cards still work as we will be visiting Austria in September.
Posted by
NYC area
2903 posts
We used our "old style" ATM cards, which are linked to our banks here and have been using for years, in Austria in December. No problems at all.
Posted by
Vienna, Austria
5381 posts
Just used by Bank of America visa debit card today; entered my PIN and got my money, no problem. I went to Erste Bank, which is one of the major banks here.