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Hello. I currently reside in Bali, Indonesia, and I saw the following news item:
https://www.thejakartapost.com/paper/2020/06/26/credit-card-holders-urged-to-activate-pin-before-july.html

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Credit card holders should activate their six-digit personal identification number (PIN), which will be mandatory for transactions as of July 1, the Indonesian Credit Card Association (AKKI) has stated. In accordance with Bank Indonesia regulation, starting from July 1, all credit card transactions will require six-digit PIN numbers as a form of authentication, while signature authentication will be disallowed.
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Does this mean I will not be able to use my card after July 1st?

In the application, I can only choose to create a 4 digit pin.

Cheers

    Hey @Jorick-Pink-Dragon#181537 👋

    bunq cards indeed have a 4 digit PIN, and this will continue to function as such when the change is made in Indonesia. The PIN is verified with us at bunq, or on the card and so the 4 digit PIN will not cause any issues 💳 It seems the main reason for this is to move away from signature as an accepted verification method, and 6 digits is the default PIN in Indonesia.

    If for some reason, you're forced to put in 6 digits (for example, at an ATM) you can just add trailing zeros.

    Finally, if you do run into any issues here, please do let us know. We do not expect this of course, but you never quite know how other countries will operate their terminals 🌏😁

      6 days later

      Thanks for clarification! I can confirm the card still works.

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