topic Re: AMEX Blue Cash Preferred with Chip and Signature! in Credit Cards

AMEX Blue Cash Preferred with Chip and Signature!

Anonymous — Fri, 07 Nov 2014 23:08:49 GMT

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.

Re: AMEX Blue Cash Preferred with Chip and Signature!

Anonymous — Fri, 07 Nov 2014 23:10:13 GMT

@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.

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

Re: AMEX Blue Cash Preferred with Chip and Signature!

Anonymous — Fri, 07 Nov 2014 23:12:28 GMT

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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Anonymous — Sat, 08 Nov 2014 00:43:06 GMT

@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!

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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uswala — Sat, 08 Nov 2014 00:45:50 GMT

Congrats on get your new shiny card!

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Anonymous — Sat, 08 Nov 2014 00:45:53 GMT

That is good to know

@Anonymous wrote:
@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!
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.

That is good to know

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nyancat — Sat, 08 Nov 2014 04:49:35 GMT

@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.

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.

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Anonymous — Sat, 08 Nov 2014 06:23:43 GMT

@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!

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.

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Anonymous — Sat, 08 Nov 2014 06:46:34 GMT

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.

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lg8302ch — Sat, 08 Nov 2014 07:31:19 GMT

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

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nyancat — Sat, 08 Nov 2014 08:07:17 GMT

@lg8302ch wrote:
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

People on here get excited very easily, but it is a good thing we're migrating in the US... card fraud has got ridiculous. I still wish we were implementing chip + offline PIN priority for best acceptance worldwide.

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Anonymous — Sat, 08 Nov 2014 09:30:11 GMT

nyancat wrote:
intellis 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.
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.

No wave behind mine, looks like Ill contact them in about two weeks. Thanks for the advice!!

Re: AMEX Blue Cash Preferred with Chip and Signature!

Anonymous — Sat, 08 Nov 2014 09:44:11 GMT

@nyancat wrote:
@lg8302ch wrote:
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
People on here get excited very easily, but it is a good thing we're migrating in the US... card fraud has got ridiculous. I still wish we were implementing chip + offline PIN priority for best acceptance worldwide.

lg8302ch - 10 years ago I was not paying attention to credit card chip technology being released in europe or in any other part of the world. I was merely trying to graduate with honors lol. Heck I didn't have any credit 10 yrs ago, my first credit card came in 2006.

nyancat - more of the unexpected kind...AMEX does show a chip with this card on their website, but they do show a chip with the EveryDay card. So I was caught off guard a little when my card arrived with a chip. I was under the impression that it was chipless.

cool nonetheless

Re: AMEX Blue Cash Preferred with Chip and Signature!

nyancat — Sat, 08 Nov 2014 09:49:24 GMT

@Anonymous wrote:
@nyancat wrote:
@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.
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.
No wave behind mine, looks like Ill contact them in about two weeks. Thanks for the advice!!

No problem, hopefully you can get one first try. I did, but others have needed several attempts to get one with contactless...

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lg8302ch — Sat, 08 Nov 2014 09:50:09 GMT

@nyancat wrote:
@lg8302ch wrote:
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
People on here get excited very easily, but it is a good thing we're migrating in the US... card fraud has got ridiculous. I still wish we were implementing chip + offline PIN priority for best acceptance worldwide.

+1 ..but chip is not the only key to prevent fraud. In Europe you have to make sure you cover pin entry from all sides because they install cameras to pick your pin and then go for the card once they have the pin. So you need extra caution at payment terminals!

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nyancat — Sat, 08 Nov 2014 10:32:31 GMT

@lg8302ch wrote:
@nyancat wrote:
@lg8302ch wrote:
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
People on here get excited very easily, but it is a good thing we're migrating in the US... card fraud has got ridiculous. I still wish we were implementing chip + offline PIN priority for best acceptance worldwide.
+1 ..but chip is not the only key to prevent fraud. In Europe you have to make sure you cover pin entry from all sides because they install cameras to pick your pin and then go for the card once they have the pin. So you need extra caution at payment terminals!

Correct, but they still must physically steal the card. Fraud is prevented a lot of ways, and no one would use nearly-perfect systems - they'd be too much of a pain.

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aav — Sat, 08 Nov 2014 13:34:28 GMT

Congrats on your bcp. When I got mine I expected the chip, but I didn't know the card was going to be clear- transparent. I hadn't read about it, so it was a surprise. Same with the everyday card lol.

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Anonymous — Sat, 08 Nov 2014 13:54:57 GMT

aav wrote:
Congrats on your bcp. When I got mine I expected the chip, but I didn't know the card was going to be clear- transparent. I hadn't read about it, so it was a surprise. Same with the everyday card lol.

And my case was the opposite of yours lol. I read about the card being transparent but knew nothing of the chip lol

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Anonymous — Sat, 08 Nov 2014 15:25:36 GMT

@lg8302ch wrote:
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

I remember one of the amex card like 8-10 years ago which had a chip, never really took off, and I think it was old blue card. anyways, u.s never really converted to chip technology because it would cost credit card companies a lot of money, I probably wouldn't have known about this until now if I never moved to DK 6 years ago.

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AAstra — Sat, 08 Nov 2014 19:07:49 GMT

I believe Amex is migrating these as they choose. I recently got a email that our corporate cards will be replaced with new chip/pin and I work for a company with roughly 200,000 employees...that's a lot of cards to replace willingly.

Cheers!