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The cardholder inserts the chip card into a card reader and leaves it in the terminal until the transaction is complete. The card reader identifies whether a card is PIN-enabled. If so, the customer will be prompted to enter their PIN rather than sign a receipt. Chip transactions will be similar to magnetic stripe transactions in most other respects.
