American Express will no longer require a signature

American Express is removing the requirement of signatures when make a card purchase.

"The payments landscape has evolved to the point where we can now eliminate this pain point for our merchants," said Jaromir Divilek, an executive vice president for AmEx. "Our fraud capabilities have advanced so that signatures are no longer necessary to fight fraud."

The new policy goes into effect next April, according to CNNMoney.

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