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Natwest Contactless Card

Hello all, i've just received a new purple natwest card via DPD and i was wondering what is it for? i have a student account with them and an ISA (3 cards together including the purple)

Also are Natwest shipping out contactless cards??

thanks ;)
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  • stclair
    stclair Posts: 6,856 Forumite
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    edited 27 February 2012 at 9:41PM
    The bank have started issuing contactless cards recently to customer who hold a purple debit card.

    However when you speak to telephone banking some of them are clueless to the fact (no change there).

    Basically an email was sent containing a link to submit customers details to be included in the trial.
    Im an ex employee RBS Group
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  • jen245
    jen245 Posts: 1,606 Forumite
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    I ordered a contactless card this evening, so I'll see if one turns up!
    Debt free and staying that way! :beer:
  • stclair wrote: »
    The bank have started issuing contactless cards recently to customer who hold a purple debit card.

    However when you speak to telephone banking some of them are clueless to the fact (no change there).

    Basically an email was sent containing a link to submit customers details to be included in the trial.

    I did not get this email. I worked in TBIS. No change there lol!
  • stclair
    stclair Posts: 6,856 Forumite
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    noizeuk wrote: »
    I did not get this email. I worked in TBIS. No change there lol!

    The details can be found on insite :D
    Im an ex employee RBS Group
    However Any Opinion Given On MSE Is Strictly My Own
  • stclair wrote: »
    The details can be found on insite :D

    Urgh... :doh:
  • CG19a
    CG19a Posts: 765 Forumite
    I called telephone banking and was told I couldn't take part in the contactless trial because I live in Glasgow :(
  • adark876
    adark876 Posts: 7 Forumite
    stclair wrote: »
    The details can be found on insite :D

    what site? can you provide a link?

    Thank you:)
  • stclair
    stclair Posts: 6,856 Forumite
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    edited 1 March 2012 at 10:17AM
    adark876 wrote: »
    what site? can you provide a link?

    Thank you:)[/

    The link is only available internally as insite is the groups internal website.
    Im an ex employee RBS Group
    However Any Opinion Given On MSE Is Strictly My Own
  • HarryL
    HarryL Posts: 49 Forumite
    Thanks OP, clears up the mystery of the random new card in the post.
  • CG19a
    CG19a Posts: 765 Forumite
    Just an update, I was refused my card because I lived in Glasgow and banked at the Glasgow Natwest branch. Today my account was transferred to the City of London branch to escape the move to Santander. I called the telephone banking team and asked again for a contactless card and this time I could get one because I had an account in London where they were trialling them, even though I still live in Glasgow.
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