AMEX Blue Cash Preferred with Chip and Signature!

[Anonymous]

Received my AMEX BCP card today and unbeknownst to me it came with a chip. I don't think this was advertise on AMEX website because I was totally unaware of it, and all of the pictures I saw of this card were chip free. Nice touch AMEX, I feel like this is a little extra suprise today...along with retrieving my Capital 1 QS. 

[Anonymous]

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@Anonymous wrote:

Received my AMEX BCP card today and unbeknownst to me it came with a chip. I don't think this was advertise on AMEX website because I was totally unaware of it, and all of the pictures I saw of this card were chip free. Nice touch AMEX, I feel like this is a little extra suprise today...along with retrieving my Capital 1 QS. 

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They all seem to be shipping out w/chip now, yes.

[Anonymous]

I wonder why they don't advertise it. It may be a feature some folks are looking for and it may be that extra needed boost in getting them to apply with AMEX. 

I personally wasn't expecting it, but nice touch anyways!

[longtimelurker]

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@Anonymous wrote:

I wonder why they don't advertise it. It may be a feature some folks are looking for and it may be that extra needed boost in getting them to apply with AMEX. 

I personally wasn't expecting it, but nice touch anyways!

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It's moved beyond a feature and becoming standard (as it should).  Merchant chip readers still seem relatively scarce, but plans call for most cards to be chipped by late 2015.

[uswala]

Congrats on get your new shiny card!

[Anonymous]

That is good to know

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@longtimelurker wrote:

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@Anonymous wrote:

I wonder why they don't advertise it. It may be a feature some folks are looking for and it may be that extra needed boost in getting them to apply with AMEX. 

I personally wasn't expecting it, but nice touch anyways!

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It's moved beyond a feature and becoming standard (as it should).  Merchant chip readers still seem relatively scarce, but plans call for most cards to be chipped by late 2015.

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That is good to know

[nyancat]

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@Anonymous wrote:

Received my AMEX BCP card today and unbeknownst to me it came with a chip. I don't think this was advertise on AMEX website because I was totally unaware of it, and all of the pictures I saw of this card were chip free. Nice touch AMEX, I feel like this is a little extra suprise today...along with retrieving my Capital 1 QS. 

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They'll all have the chip. Look to see if it has the wave symbol behind the chip (looks like sideways Wi-Fi), if not, call them up in a few days (10 days from approval before they can issue a replacement card), and ask them for "chip and signature with contactless" - then you'll get a card you can just tap on readers where available.

[Anonymous]

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@Anonymous wrote:

I wonder why they don't advertise it. It may be a feature some folks are looking for and it may be that extra needed boost in getting them to apply with AMEX. 

I personally wasn't expecting it, but nice touch anyways!

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there are plenty of people still not aware of chips on credit cards, when I asked for an assistant to call amex and request replacement cards with chips, she looked at me like I was speaking german to her, pulled out my diners card to show her what the heck i was talking about. When we received the card next day, I had to explain other people with AU card how to use it, if they were to go to walmart or some other places with chip reader.

[Anonymous]

Awesome, congrats on getting your new card with the added chip feature. I too just got my AMEX BCE card with a chip on it. I was excited.

[lg8302ch]

I am amused about the hype with this "old" chip technology. When Europe implemented this 10+ years ago I do not recall that anybody was even discussing about it ....it makes me smile now