Remember when I was hunting around for a credit card with an EMV chip for use in Europe? At the time, such cards were relatively hard to come by in the American market. As a reminder, Europe has largely transitioned to so-called “chip-and-PIN” credit cards in hopes of reducing credit […]
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Barclaycard Arrival+ Adds EMV Chip for Travel
by Michael on May 15, 2014 · 1 comment
Are Chip-and-PIN Credit Cards Really Necessary?
by Michael on Sep 17, 2013 · 4 comments
Greetings. I’ve just returned home from a week abroad, and I wanted to share a few thoughts about credit card usage in Europe. As I noted in a previous post, you’ll often see recommendations from travel experts to get a chip-and-PIN (EMV) credit card before heading overseas. But is this […]
Filed Under: Credit & Debt, Travel
Topic(s): barclaycard, chip-and-pin, credit cards, emv, europe, mastercard
Credit Card Travel Notifications
by Michael on Sep 3, 2013 · 2 comments
I’ve always heard that it’s a good idea to notify your credit card issuers when you’ll be traveling outside the United States. If you don’t, the story goes, you run the risk of having your credit cards locked down as a fraud prevention measure. Not good. Is it really necessary […]
Filed Under: Credit & Debt, Identity Theft, Travel
Topic(s): american express, barclaycard, chase, chip-and-pin, citi, credit cards, fraud
Chip-and-PIN Credit Cards for Traveling in Europe
by Michael on Aug 28, 2013 · 2 comments
I’m heading to Europe in a couple of weeks and have thus been tying up some loose ends in advance of my departure. One of these tasks has been to get a credit card that’s more likely to be compatible with European card processing systems. In case you weren’t aware, […]
Filed Under: Credit & Debt, Identity Theft, Travel
Topic(s): american express, barclaycard, chase, chip-and-pin, chip-and-signature, citi, credit cards, emv, europe, fraud, mastercard, visa
