On 05/01/2020 7:11 a.m., Wilfred van Velzen : August Abolins wrote:

 WvV> If they can verify the signature is really made by who you
 WvV> claim you are! It would be even better, because it's easier to
 WvV> create a false hand written signature.

Written signatures (that are not witnessed) are useless really. When my
debit machine spews out a receipt with "Signature required", the person
can easily put anything there.  Often I just get a scribble.

However, I think the understanding in the industry is that for starters,
I wouldn't have that debit machine unless my true identity was verified.
And since I am a "registered" operator of the device, and rule is if I
give the receipt to the buyer to sign, then I did exactly that - as me
as a witness, and that my claim to authenticity trumps the buyer's claim
should they decide to deny they signed it.

Also, I should be probably checking that the scribble they put on the
receipt matches the scribble they have on the back of the card.

But sometimes, there is no sig on the card, or the user refuses to hand
it over, or they tell me it's a family card, or.. whatever.

For now, the sig on receipt requirement is only for foreign buyers. 

PIN enabled or Contact-less enabled cards are gaining usage.


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