Are the U.S. credit cards with their info strip still being accepted? Or do you have to get a new pin and chip card?
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New Paltz, NY
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Posted by
L'Occitanie, France
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This question has been asked recently in several other threads which you can see on this Helpline. Here is the answer I given to two of the posters: Although I started a thread with "Mag Cards are a problem" you can still get by without a chip and pin in most instances. You would need a chip and pin card if you will be: driving a lot using gas stations and paying tolls, planning to use the Velib bicycles, or buying train tickets in small train stations that have only automatic machines in place of a human presence. Otherwise our magnetic strip cards still work at ATMs and most stores. I'd load up on cash at ATMs. Because a Travelex card is so expensive, most people would use it on a very limited basis in only the above situations. That said, I hope our banks and credit unions get the message.