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I have had a chip and sign credit card for years and never had any problem using it at a restaurant or merchant in Europe. Their hand held machine spin out a receipt that I sign. I also realize that there are some places in Europe where you would need a chip and pin card. (An unattended train station that allows you to buy tickets from a machine, for example - a PIN is required.) Now my question ...
I just got a new ATM card with a chip. Since ATM machines require a PIN, it, in essence, is a chip and pin card. So do debit cards (ATM cards) work in the unattended machines in Europe? Or do those machines require a credit card as opposed to a debit card?
I just got a new ATM card with a chip. Since ATM machines require a PIN, it, in essence, is a chip and pin card. So do debit cards (ATM cards) work in the unattended machines in Europe? Or do those machines require a credit card as opposed to a debit card?