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Old Jul 2, 2015, 3:49 am
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joshwex90
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Originally Posted by cbn42
Do you really think that anyone other than points geeks reads the fliers banks send them? They will go straight in the trash, and then people will switch to another credit card in their wallet.

Banks are not going to switch to PINs until the card networks force their hand. It doesn't make economic sense. A couple of small banks will continue to provide them to niche markets like people who want to pump fuel into rental cars in France on Sundays.
I wasn't suggesting that banks are going to switch to PINs; just that it's not hard to do so.

And I think a higher percentage of people read them then you may think. It worked in many other countries as well
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