Xenophon PCDGS
Veteran Member
I have just had a letter from my bank (not saying which one, but it is one of the major ones) in the post stating that the Government has told all the major high street banks to inform their banking customers that when purchasing goods online, a specific code will be needed in addition to existing procedures. I suppose that this letter has been sent to all their domestic account holders, as I do not subscribe to any form of telephone banking. One interesting item on the second page of the letter makes mention of the fact that certain account holders without the facilities that everyone seems to have in terms of online banking and the use of a smart phone, is the future intention to provide a card reader to enable code generation for use in online shopping.
I was going in to Manchester yesterday, to the city centre branch where my account is held, so I took the said letter and spoke to a manager. He made contact with their team that deals with such matters and it appears that the above-mentioned card reader will not be made available until November 2021 at the earliest. He apologised for the fact that date had been omitted from the letter.
I was going in to Manchester yesterday, to the city centre branch where my account is held, so I took the said letter and spoke to a manager. He made contact with their team that deals with such matters and it appears that the above-mentioned card reader will not be made available until November 2021 at the earliest. He apologised for the fact that date had been omitted from the letter.