[belandrew]

All of my US credit cards have a verification number that is required as well as the CC number for any online transaction. It's not that much different from a PIN.

We also have zero liability for unauthorized CC charges. So even if someone were to do that, the bank would be on the hook, not the user. Banks rely on a lot of computer analysis to determine whether a charge should be allowed.

It's much more of a pain to get money back into your bank account after it's been withdrawn. So although it's technically true that a bank card with PIN is more secure, to the end user, it's not any better.

[coldtea]

>All of my US credit cards have a verification number that is required as well as the CC number for any online transaction. It's not that much different from a PIN.

Not at all the token system the parent describes.