[Bradford] UK Banks and Linux

[Dick Thomas]

Hmmmmm  given me something to think about.

Natwest have caught my eye with their T&C etc but didnt' want to end up with
a online banking that was useless for non windows users

thank you so much for you comments :d all very awesome


On 19 April 2010 09:42, Andrea Ryan <andreacoletteryan at googlemail.com>wrote:

> Hi All,
>
> Sorry for coming late to the discussion but here are my experiences.
>
> Abbey/Santander - Used to get a message telling me that FF was not a
> 'supported browser' but then proceeded to work anyway. Don't actually get
> that message anymore, so maybe Abbey are finally catching up.
>
> In terms of security, they ask for card no, a passphrase (of your choice)
> and an ID number (again of your choice). They also ask for a mobile phone
> number to send a one-use code for use when setting up a new transfer etc -
> much along the lines of the card readers mentioned by Martyn and Dave C.
> Apparently people who don't have mobiles have been told they will need to go
> into the bank to arrange these kinds of things, which defeats entirely the
> point of online banking IMHO. I think Abbey/Santander have some questionable
> business practices and wouldn't touch them with someone else's barge pole,
> but it's not actually my account, just one I look after!
>
> Co-op - as mentioned by Dave C, again no problems for me. Also have a card
> reader, but I don't think I have used it yet! This card reader also works
> with my Barclays cards and vice versa, so I can have one reader at home and
> one in the office or my bag. On a less technical note, if you do need to
> speak to their call centres, they're all UK based and very friendly.
>
> Barclays - my main bank. Been using their online banking since it started
> in the 90's and tbh it hasn't really changed that much - which demonstrates
> the thought they put into it in the first place!
>
> Access is via one of 2 methods: membership number (10 or 12 digits, not
> related to card number or anything identifiable), then a one-time code
> generated by putting your card and PIN into the card reader OR membership
> number, card no, date of birth and memorable word if you've not got your
> card reader handy. Logging in this way only allows you to transfer between
> Barclays accounts or to existing payees (so a hacker can use *my* money to
> pay off *my* credit card bill! :) ). Logging in with the card reader
> accesses all functionality, but keep it handy as you'll need to use it again
> if you're making a one off payment or setting up a new standing order etc.
>
> Yorkshire Building Society - works fine with FF, not tried it with Chrome
> yet. Log in is via a membership number (not related to your acct no or card
> no), date of birth and selected letters of a secret word. Not fantastically
> user friendly but functional once you figure out how to pay in/out!
>
> ING Direct - again fine with FF, not tested with Chrome. Log in is via
> membership number, numbers from a PIN and a secret date - but done through
> an on-screen keyboard which changes every log-in, helping to avoid
> key-loggers etc.
>
> Now I've written all this I see the need to streamline my banking
> processes...
>
> Andrea :)
>
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