Do new NatWest credit cards need a signature on the back?

ChirpyChicken

gbhxu said:

An even better security feature would be the inclusion of your photo on the card.

I remember seeing this done on an Australian credit card many years ago when we still used the old fashioned card machine 

National and Provincial Building Society had this in the late 1990s on their credit cards i think 

flaneurs_lobster

TractorFactor said:

flaneurs_lobster said:

Coincidentally received a new debit card this weekend (not NatWest, Co-Op). Just checked the (literally) attached letter, it does say that you should sign the card on receipt.

"should" not "must".

It's an old mechanic that not many banks have thought about changing.

I, too, have not signed a card in 15+ years.

Was looking at the T&Cs for my Virgin CC earlier (for something else) and noticed this 

You, and any additional cardholder, must:

• sign any card as soon as you receive it

so at least one CC issuer is quite specific.