Increasingly, this thread has become an argument among a small number of members. As there is an active thread on this subject in the Travel->Credit Card forum here: http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/credi...gnature-2.html

I'll move this thread to the Credit Card forum and the moderator team there can decide how it wishes to manage this thread. Ocn Vw 1K, Moderator, TravelBuzz.

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This thread originated in the Travel Buzz section and was moved to Credit Card Programs

Posts have been relocated to one of two established threads:

Three dozen posts debating the merits of Signature vs Chip & PIN verification have been moved to this thread:

http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/credi...iscussion.html

The remain posts discussing the practical aspects of using Signature verified cards while travelling, and the Chip & Signature cards available today from USA banks have been moved to this thread:

http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/credi...signature.html