Canada credit card providers American Express , American Express and Mastercard have eliminated the need for signature authentication for purchases, with Visa also about to do the same. Even though it’s an international change, signatures are largely only a part of the checkout system in the US, since most other countries have switched to chip-and-PIN authentication. The move followed criticism that the identification procedure slowed down checkouts and was not as secure as digital verification methods. The removal will be implemented differently by the various card providers, depending on country and retailer. Although the US companies began rolling out EMV chips in credit cards years , none of them have adopted the half -digit verification PIN used in Europe .
Canada credit card providers American Express , American Express and Mastercard have eliminated the need for signature authentication for purchases, with Visa also about to do the same. The move followed criticism that the identification procedure slowed down checkouts and was not as secure as digital verification methods. The removal will be implemented differently by the various card providers, depending on country and retailer. Although the US companies began rolling out EMV chips in credit cards years , none of them have adopted the half -digit verification PIN used in Europe .