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Old Jul 7, 2014, 1:42 am
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Originally Posted by tmiw
They're supposed to just use the highest CVM. However, some Australian POSes (back in February 2014) gave me a choice whether to use PIN or signature. Speaking of...
I wonder if this was related to the impending switch from C&S to C&P.

Signature is supposed to be supported for attended transactions per Visa/MC merchant agreement, so if signature is at the top the only time PIN should be asked for is at unattended kiosks.
Could either be because of unattended kiosks or because practically, we all know that not everywhere is this really the case. (Even though it should be.)
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