Mark Malkoff

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Later this month, four of the largest credit card companies -- American Express, Discover, Mastercard and Visa — will stop requiring signatures to complete card transactions.

Are signatures obsolete?

Later this month, four of the largest credit card companies -- American Express, Discover, Mastercard and Visa — will stop requiring signatures to complete card transactions.

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