@mcc@dangillmor they'll do this in the USA? I'm skeptical because American banks won't even let you disable your debit card so it's an ATM-only card like was possible years ago
That means the alternative for the credit card is chip or swipe, and they really really don't want you to swipe (higher fees) but you have to swipe if the chip reader is bugged and you can't tap (happens all the time...)