Card unreadable

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Hello,
Today I received my card so was very keen to try it out. Unfortunately, when trying to pay in two different shops, both pay terminals said “Card Unreadable”. I was using the chip, not the magnetic stripe, as it is no longer used in The Netherlands.

Faulty card?

Bart

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Hey @b4rtw :slight_smile:

Have you tried using it at an ATM?

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Hello Juliopp.

No, I haven’t yet. But that wouldn’t help the problem I have with the pay terminals in the stores, right? My normal bank account card worked just fine.

Cheers, Bart

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Hey @b4rtw :slight_smile:

I’m not certain, but it is recommend giving it a try. Back then, I recall :r: recommended using the card at an ATM doing a small withdrawal. Who knows. It’ll be free anyway :wink:

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Ok, will give it a try.

Might get back to you though :slight_smile:

But thank you for your help so far @Juliopp

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I had the same problem today. I could pay wireless at the office for my coffee but couldn’t pay for my groceries at Albert Heijn tonight. Apparently not all devices in the market accept Mastercard/VISA?

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@arjan Thanks for the reply
Has the chip on your card ever worked?

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@Platin Chip and pin wasn’t working. When inserting the card in the card reader, I got the message ‘Unreadable card’. Haven’t been able to try contactless just yet.

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@Platin App says the card is still on its way…? So can’t change security settings just yet?

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Okay, this means then that the card isn’t activated yet. Activation happens with your first chip + PIN transaction. In theory, this should work with POS terminals in shops, and of course with ATMs.

It’s still possible that the chip is damaged, since you tried chip + PIN at a POS terminal already. You should find that out soon when using it at an ATM.

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I have the same problem on ATMs. Chip unreadable