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Well personally it's pretty common to pay with a bank card or similar for groceries etc. here. There was a renewing of the bank card system that is still in progress, all bank cards must have the visa electron - thing in them. The electonic chip-thing, don't know the exact term. This means that one has to punch in the bank card code when using the card at the check-out desk.
It used be just a swipe of the card and sign the receipt and that's it, made it easier but also more dangerous to have one's card stolen and misused by someone.
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That's interesting, because I have been arguing with people for years that the "signature approval" system of credit/bank cards was pointless. It's not like your average cashier is enough of a handwriting expert to dilleneate between a real/fake signature anyway...
The PIN system works best, in my opinion - instant fraud protection and verification. So you all are WAY ahead of the US in that regard.