[nottorp]

Back when you needed to swipe that magnetic stripe the Amex one was different and required a special reader that almost no one in europe had. Except maybe tourist traps.

Not sure how it works now if Amex has discovered chips and contactless. The payment processors probably still need a separate path for Amex and I haven't seen that logo in a lot of places that do display visa and mc. So maybe it's still only available in tourist traps.

[mcculley]

My current AmEx has had chip and contactless for three years or more now. But I wouldn’t want anyone to have to update their priors.