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Chip and PIN-Based Credit Cards

by: Peter Greenberg, from: AARP, October 21, 2009

Q: Peter, I travel a lot to England. I find that more and more merchants do not accept my credit cards because they use "chip and PIN" systems over there. I have asked my credit card companies here about chip and PIN, and they act like I have three heads. What's the solution, besides exchanging some dollars for pounds in advance? … Back to Article

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