The US Banks have fought to NOT do anything to help credit card users because they felt the loss incurred was far less than the cost to implement the chip/pin. Then finally after many complaints they started sending out cards with chips.

However, they are NOT the same as those in Europe in that, US cards just have a chip and are shoved into the SAME machine that was used to swipe and you still have to sign.

In Europe you need to have a chip/pin card not a chip & sign. If SXM is accepting them then fine but not in France. Let's hope SXM continues to accept them.

It's getting difficult to guard yourself when crooks are stealing info from ATMs or one has to pay to use an ATM and now traveler's checks are not being accepted due to counterfeiting and the fact merchants have to wait up to 30 days to get compensated only to find they have counterfeits. No wonder they don't want to take them.

So stock up on money belts for your waist, your socks, your shoes to stash the bucks in case SXM decides to NOT take a CC unless it's Chip. Pin.