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A majority - 75% - welcomed the idea of tapping in a Pin instead of signing a slip of paper, believing it would make paying by credit card safer.
About half thought it would be quite easy for fraudsters to copy their signature, while just under 10% admitted they knew someone who had signed for goods using someone else's card.
"It's clear that the nation lacks complete confidence in the security of signature only checks," said Paul Lucraft of Mastercard.
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