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Old Jul 2, 2014, 1:17 pm
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Originally Posted by tmiw

Also, reading the full survey, it appears that 38% prefer PIN, 26% prefer signature and the rest don't care. Blows the whole "Americans don't want PIN" thing out of the water.
These are encouraging numbers. I think people assume a PIN is more secure than signature because only the cardholder would presumably know the PIN number. I think if you can detach the notion of PIN = cash advance with a credit card, then more people would be receptive.
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