Various banks are warning me that they will change the security arrangements for accessing their online accounts. There appears to be a need to be able to use their mobile phone app.
Should I conclude that I am going to need a mobile phone signal to access my bank account from a PC?
If I could only persuade my bank that they can send SMS to my land line that would be fine, however their systems (or their people maybe) can't believe that a non 07xxx number can receive texts.
ISTR the Barclays app will give you a "PinSentry" code without a mobile or WiFi signal.
So far, I've resisted the temptation to set up a mobile phone at all for banking. I do all of mine through a big desktop which would not be particularly easy to steal.
But the security options do seem to be getting better.
I had a similar notification a few days ago, with various links offering help, support etc which just seemed to take me into a forest of options, none of which seemed relevant to my query, which was:
'As I don't do Internet banking, only have a current account, my mobile phone is twenty years old and hardly ever used, and although I buy things in shops and over the Internet via my PC, I either pay by debit card or by Paypal. Is any of this relevant to me?'.
I see they offer me three options: Download the Barclays App; Text message to my mobile or use a PINsentry card reader.
Perhaps others a bit more clued up on these things could answer my question. Is any of this relevant to me?
SMS is an option from 2 banks; 1 is going to require DoB on log-in, so yet another reason to avoid any dubious computers (mine is the only one that I trust; the router's wifi is off). I wouldn't use an app., or do any financial work on a 'phone. My cards are shielded but I'm sort of guessing that shielding a 'phone is rather counter-productive.
You might need one of them to setup new people to pay from your account, you do for HSBC. There is something about needing a verification for some thing bought on cards to help prevent fraud. I don't know what level of transaction they require it at.
If you use a debit card online, presumably it will be relevant to you, because you'll need to use 2FA when they introduce it.
I have no mobile reception at my home. As yet I don't know how this is going to work, except for Tesco, which has allowed me to set up a separate authentication password for online purchases. Rather like the old Verified by Visa system.
The card reader solution would suit me best - I already use one for business banking - but my bank(s) haven't mentioned it as a possibility for personal banking.
All are one off purchases and you need to register the mobile phone numbers on them as this then stops other people hogging your broadband line for mobile related stuff.
I have a Vodafone Suresignal which they sent me for free when I renewed my contract. I wonder if the EE box also works for Plusnet. I thought some 3 phones could use wifi.
Interesting post though as I was thinking that I might be locked into Vodafone.
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