Question about credit card choices

[kaisatsu]

I live in Norway and haven’t carried any cash for the past four years.

 

That said, there were some tourists at my local grocery last week (probably using an AirBnB in the area) who had trouble because the card reader wouldn’t accept a magnetic strip. Usually you can use tap to pay, but having a chip (preferably chip & PIN) is nice as a backup.

[HaakonKL]

On 9/14/2024 at 1:35 PM, kaisatsu said:

I live in Norway and haven’t carried any cash for the past four years.

 

That said, there were some tourists at my local grocery last week (probably using an AirBnB in the area) who had trouble because the card reader wouldn’t accept a magnetic strip. Usually you can use tap to pay, but having a chip (preferably chip & PIN) is nice as a backup.

Yeah, magnetic strips aren't acceptable in Norway because of security issues.

You should have contactless, and Chip + Pin is a backup.