Not arguing with that, but seems reasonable for small purchases

>That was at the insistence of merchants who want to speed up checkout time.
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>>This is used primarily by debit cards in the US. Many places don't even have you sign the slip anymore for smaller purchases. You can get CC here that give you uniq CC# for each transaction, once used it becomes invalid.
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>>>I take it you have this service in the USA, whereby you type your PIN into a hand-held console. We were a bit late in intro'ing this, a few years ago, as the French had had it for years before us.
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