New Barlclaycard rewards going to be chip and pin?

Question

So now that we know that the rewards card is going to be available with a chip I sent them a message to see when I can get it. This is part of their response:  ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Thank you for contacting us regarding your Barclaycard Rewards MasterCard. We can certainly address your concern regarding the new card on your account.
We are pleased to inform that your account is now eligible for the chip-enabled card and will be requested as soon as it becomes available for distribution. Note that this card has a new expiration date with same account number. Be reminded that you should provide the new expiration date to any merchant set up with recurring payments. Once mailed, please allow 7 to 10 business days to be received.
Upon receipt of the card, you may activate it by logging into your account online, contacting us by phone to speak with a representative, or using our automated phone system. Please be advised that activating your card online, you'll be prompted to create a PIN and thus won't need for you to know the assigned PIN to customize it. Activation of your PIN won't take effect until you use your card at a chip-card terminal with a cashier. Your first transaction with a chip-card terminal will activate the new PIN and you'll then be able to use the chip-and-PIN feature at self-service terminals. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Does that sound like it's going to be chip and pin instead of chip and signature? 

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seezar wrote:
So now that we know that the rewards card is going to be available with a chip I sent them a message to see when I can get it. This is part of their response:  ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Thank you for contacting us regarding your Barclaycard Rewards MasterCard. We can certainly address your concern regarding the new card on your account.
We are pleased to inform that your account is now eligible for the chip-enabled card and will be requested as soon as it becomes available for distribution. Note that this card has a new expiration date with same account number. Be reminded that you should provide the new expiration date to any merchant set up with recurring payments. Once mailed, please allow 7 to 10 business days to be received.
Upon receipt of the card, you may activate it by logging into your account online, contacting us by phone to speak with a representative, or using our automated phone system. Please be advised that activating your card online, you'll be prompted to create a PIN and thus won't need for you to know the assigned PIN to customize it. Activation of your PIN won't take effect until you use your card at a chip-card terminal with a cashier. Your first transaction with a chip-card terminal will activate the new PIN and you'll then be able to use the chip-and-PIN feature at self-service terminals. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Does that sound like it's going to be chip and pin instead of chip and signature? No.That is a pin from every other card. Chip and pin is completely different. The only ones doing it is Dinersclub. I think penfed. and a couple others. All cards have a pin. But it does not make it chip and pin. Its chip and Signature. Then back up will be pin. this is not the same. when you need a pin for every transaction like in europe.Edit so here in US> Even Diners in most cases will use signature. because no many retailers have Pin Terminal. They are still using magnetic strip on the back. But with true chip and pin. you put card in chip reader. and user must use pin. Most cards will default as secondary to chip and pin if no magnetic strip reader available. But as i said. This would still be Chip and Signature. Also Chip and Pin. you don't choose your own pin. The only way is to go to Atm and force it to change the assigned pin.