Has anyone had recent experience in Europe, especially Italy, in having a credit card refused because it wasn’t tap or contactless. I have read blogs saying the chip is no longer accepted in some places & the card must be tap.
Thanks
Posted by
Irving
3315 posts
If you haven’t read this article please do: https://blog.ricksteves.com/cameron/2022/05/europe-technology/. My credit card company doesn't issue contactless credit cards so I'll pay by accessing my wallet on my iPhone.
Posted by
Boston
1806 posts
In the last month we've charged everything with both touchless and chip cards at all types of establishments in Liguria and Tuscany. No one bats an eye for either method. Touchless seems still to be in the minority.
Posted by
Used to be Steilacoom, now it’s Las Vegas
2311 posts
Haven’t had any trouble so far with chip card, but there has been a bigger push for cash this trip. I wonder if it has anything to do with the exchange rate being so low or maybe it’s left over pandemic stuff.
Posted by
Northamptonshire, England
34143 posts
I still carry a couple of hundred Euro in my pocket to maybe purchase some fruit or a Herring sandwich at the market.
That's a pretty expensive herring
Posted by
Eastern Iowa, USA
8174 posts
When I was in Italy in September, Tap was encouraged, but the terminal still had a slot to insert the card.
It would have to be a pretty small vendor to only have tap or contactless, or at least one that does not deal with tourists. With the pandemic waning, cash is coming back into vogue based on recent reports.
After all, what vendor will flat out refuse to make a sale?
Posted by
Edmonds, WA 🌨 ☂
12004 posts
If you have a credit card that does not have the symbol shown in this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QY2q-26-hbY
call your card issuer and ask for one. Brand of card does not matter.
Posted by
Washington, DC
143 posts
I have two of my cards saved in my Google Pay and have been using that to tap for payment. Once or twice I used my actual card (not tap/contactless) so I inserted in and it worked totally fine. Last night at dinner the couple next to us didn't have a tap card and they inserted it in the handheld machine with no problems (this was in Rome).