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Tue 01 Jan 2007Pin-only card purchases to be introduced in MarchShoppers will have to use pin numbers to pay with their debit or credit cards from St Patrick's Day, when new measures to protect against bank fraud come into force. The traditional option of signing for card purchases will no longer be available to consumers, except in limited circumstances.This final stage of the switch to "chip-and-pin" card technology will contribute to further reductions in bank fraud, the Irish Payment Services Organisation (Ipso) said yesterday.