I haven't run into the "signature preferred" problem yet with automated PoS terminals. Where did you run into this issue? I had no problem buying train tickets with my US-bank-issued EMV card at AMS airport using my PIN.
If I may ask, which bank issued yours? My (former) JPMC card didn't work at any unattended terminals like Luas stops in Dublin. When I went to some stores and used the PIN pad, the terminal spit out a paper for me to sign. I'm looking for a card that is confirmed to work as a PIN-primary card. So far, only the State Department FCU seems to have one.
Mine is a Barclaycard Arrival+ (http://www.barclaycardarrival.com/). It is not a PIN-primary card, but it absolutely works in PIN mode at automated PoS systems.
PenFed (https://www.penfed.org/visasignaturepoints/) also offers a true chip-and-PIN EMV card in the US (again, signature priority, but I've verified the PIN works at PoS).
I don't think your JPMC card has a PIN assigned to the chip. Its PIN can only be used at an ATM to get a cash advance.
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I haven't run into the "signature preferred" problem yet with automated PoS terminals. Where did you run into this issue? I had no problem buying train tickets with my US-bank-issued EMV card at AMS airport using my PIN.
If I may ask, which bank issued yours? My (former) JPMC card didn't work at any unattended terminals like Luas stops in Dublin. When I went to some stores and used the PIN pad, the terminal spit out a paper for me to sign. I'm looking for a card that is confirmed to work as a PIN-primary card. So far, only the State Department FCU seems to have one.
Mine is a Barclaycard Arrival+ (http://www.barclaycardarrival.com/). It is not a PIN-primary card, but it absolutely works in PIN mode at automated PoS systems.
PenFed (https://www.penfed.org/visasignaturepoints/) also offers a true chip-and-PIN EMV card in the US (again, signature priority, but I've verified the PIN works at PoS).
I don't think your JPMC card has a PIN assigned to the chip. Its PIN can only be used at an ATM to get a cash advance.
Barclays is a British bank fwiw. They're likely to have all the infrastructure in place.