Sign the Back of Your Credit Card?
Jolayne Houtz of the Seattle Times answers a reader's inquiry about not signing the back of credit cards and instead writing: "See photo ID."
A Visa USA spokesman said the company "does not accept 'see ID' as a valid substitute for a signature." Leaving it blank hinders the merchant's ability to compare signatures, he said.Your best bet: Do both, said Melissa Wolff, loss-prevention and compliance manager for the Washington State Employees Credit Union. It is OK for cardholders to squeeze both their signatures and the "see photo ID" phrase onto the back of the card, she said.
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