CC for unmanned machines in Europe

[mpeirce]

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Originally Posted by Chuckanut I have an 'ordinary' Barclays Arrival card (not the plus) and last year in Italy it never worked for me in train ticket machines. However, my PenFed Visa never skipped a beat and worked very well.

We just got new LL Bean Visa cards (issued from Barclay's) and they now claim to work with PIN based kiosks overseas:

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Most of the time you'll sign for your transactions. At self-service terminals like ticket kiosks and vending machines, you'll be prompted to enter your PIN.

This card still has a hefty Foreign Transaction Fee of 3%, it won't be my go to card in Europe. But it's good to know I have a card that will work at a train station kiosk if I need it during off hours.

[audreyh1]

We just tried out our new PIN priority MasterCard from First Tech FCU. Used it at Home Depot, and we were prompted for the PIN. Entered it. Approved. No signature involved. Cool!

[Fedup]

Las year when I travelled to Europe, I used British Airways VISA card and didn't have any problem. I did call ahead regarding the Pin and they said to put in 9999 or 0000. Something like that. We never had to use it because the credit card worked everywhere.