We have just learned that outside the U.S. different types of credit cards are used. Apparently there is no magnetic strip, but an embedded “chip” instead, which provides greater security.
Do you experts and expats use these “chip” type credit cards rather than the U.S. “strip” kind? I know Suzan has talked about Capitol One, so is that what they use?
I mentioned awhile back that my husband was unable to use any of his major credit cards even in the big stores in Quito, which mystified the experts….(and they were B of A and Wells Fargo…)
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