Question about Chip and PIN use

[Anonymous]

My g/f use her AU Diners Club yesterday at Wegmans (grocery store) where she just tapped the card for payment. Shouldn't it then have asked for a PIN?  Or is that only when it's inserted into a reader?

[Anonymous]

It won't ask for a PIN unless you tap for a transaction over a certain amount (I think; it might actually just reject it if it's over).

[Anonymous]

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@Anonymous wrote:

It won't ask for a PIN unless you tap for a transaction over a certain amount (I think; it might actually just reject it if it's over).

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Any idea what that amount is?  

[Anonymous]

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@Anonymous wrote:

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@Anonymous wrote:

It won't ask for a PIN unless you tap for a transaction over a certain amount (I think; it might actually just reject it if it's over).

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Any idea what that amount is?  

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Depends on the country. I think it's $25 or $50 in the US.

[Anonymous]

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@Anonymous wrote:

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@Anonymous wrote:

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@Anonymous wrote:

It won't ask for a PIN unless you tap for a transaction over a certain amount (I think; it might actually just reject it if it's over).

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Any idea what that amount is?  

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Depends on the country. I think it's $25 or $50 in the US.

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It was above that amount.  Strange.  

[Anonymous]

In this thread,

http://ficoforums.myfico.com/t5/Credit-Cards/Diners-Premier-22k-spend/m-p/3687439#M1009505

CenturionKing reports it working without PIN on a $9,500 transaction

[Anonymous]

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@Anonymous wrote:

In this thread, http://ficoforums.myfico.com/t5/Credit-Cards/Diners-Premier-22k-spend/m-p/3687439, CenturionKing reports it working without PIN on a $9,500 transaction

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Link is bad but I do remember now him saying that.  What's the point of the PIN then?

[Anonymous]

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@Anonymous wrote:

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@Anonymous wrote:

In this thread, http://ficoforums.myfico.com/t5/Credit-Cards/Diners-Premier-22k-spend/m-p/3687439, CenturionKing reports it working without PIN on a $9,500 transaction

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Link is bad but I do remember now him saying that.  What's the pipoint if the PIN then?

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Fixed now in original post:

[Involver]

CenturionKing's posts remind me of that one person who was posting here a yearish ago .. something soccermom or something.

[ojefferyo]

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@Involver wrote:

CenturionKing's posts remind me of that one person who was posting here a yearish ago .. something soccermom or something.

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What was that all about?