> It puts the burden on the merchant to check the signature instead of the cardholder to not have their PIN guessed/overseen
Maybe it's different in HK, but here in US and A I literally just make random scribbles (or sometimes just write "void" for kicks) and nothing is ever checked.
Re:Apple Card
by robjan on Tuesday August 13, 2019 @11:10PM
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Works the same in HK but if you notice a suspicious transaction you can get it reversed when the signature doesn't match. If you use the PIN it's a lot harder to reverse.
Maybe it's different in HK, but here in US and A I literally just make random scribbles (or sometimes just write "void" for kicks) and nothing is ever checked.