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The credit card companies claim, among other reasons, that Americans associate PINs with debit cards; as a result, a PIN credit card could confuse users.
To be forthright, I find the card companies to possess an incredibly flimsy excuse to not adopt the standards of the rest of the developed world. A PIN equates to a further level of security and confirmation of a transaction, and it would significantly reduce fraudulent charges.