Germany ATMs with magstripe

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I will be traveling to Germany shortly. I have a credit card with a chip, but my debit card only has a magstripe. Do any foreign ATM still accept magstripe cards or will I be forced to rely on my credit card for all purchases?

Related (but not a dupe IMHO): using credit cards in Germany but be aware most answers are from 2011 — mts, Jul 15 '16 at 19:25
As of summer 2015, every bank ATM I encountered in Europe accepted magstripe cards. — Andrew Lazarus, Jul 15 '16 at 19:36

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 25 '16 at 17:23

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I only went to a small number of ATMs, but had no issue using my American magstripe cards on them.

answered Jul 25 '16 at 17:23

Ric

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Ditto. The only places where I've had issues with magstripe-only cards are some automated vending machines, such as train or bus ticket machines. Never had an ATM demand a chip card so far. – Zach Lipton Jul 26 '16 at 07:48
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Talked to my bank last night. Pretty sure my card got skimmed at one of the ATMs... – Ric Jul 26 '16 at 17:35

Germany ATMs with magstripe

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