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Why is the option to Activate a New Card always on my HSBC online banking?

rageagainstessays
rageagainstessays Posts: 2,147 Forumite
in Budgeting & bank accounts
Hi,
Everytime I log in to my online banking, next to my current account there is always the option to 'activate a new card'- which I don't understand.
Does everyone have it or am I alone in this?

Thanks :)
“Washing one's hands of the conflict between the powerful and the powerless means to side with the powerful, not to be neutral. ”
― Paulo Freire, Pedagogy of the Oppressed

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  • MoneySaverLog
    MoneySaverLog Posts: 3,232 Forumite
    No you're not alone
  • izools
    izools Posts: 7,513 Forumite
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    Yep I've got it, too.
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  • bryanb
    bryanb Posts: 5,034 Forumite
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    HSBC online is for all of us, not just you.
    This is an open forum, anyone can post and I just did !
  • rageagainstessays
    rageagainstessays Posts: 2,147 Forumite
    bryanb wrote: »
    HSBC online is for all of us, not just you.

    I'm aware of that, thanks for reminding me :)
    “Washing one's hands of the conflict between the powerful and the powerless means to side with the powerful, not to be neutral. ”
    ― Paulo Freire, Pedagogy of the Oppressed
  • bryanb
    bryanb Posts: 5,034 Forumite
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    rageagainstessays wrote: »
    I'm aware of that, thanks for reminding me :)

    You're welcome, just leave the activate option for us.
    This is an open forum, anyone can post and I just did !
  • rageagainstessays
    rageagainstessays Posts: 2,147 Forumite
    bryanb wrote: »
    You're welcome, just leave the activate option for us.

    Will do, byranb :)
    “Washing one's hands of the conflict between the powerful and the powerless means to side with the powerful, not to be neutral. ”
    ― Paulo Freire, Pedagogy of the Oppressed
  • Osarkon
    Osarkon Posts: 99 Forumite
    It's so that when you get a new card you can activate it easily.
  • ManAtHome
    ManAtHome Posts: 8,512 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    I had to move to another bank as I couldn't afford to travel abroad every time I logged on.
  • rageagainstessays
    rageagainstessays Posts: 2,147 Forumite
    ManAtHome wrote: »
    I had to move to another bank as I couldn't afford to travel abroad every time I logged on.
    sorry, what?
    “Washing one's hands of the conflict between the powerful and the powerless means to side with the powerful, not to be neutral. ”
    ― Paulo Freire, Pedagogy of the Oppressed
  • InsideInsurance
    InsideInsurance Posts: 22,460 Forumite
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    It is the same with other banks too.

    From a programming perspective it is probably considered easier to have the link always present than have a piece of code which only causes the link to present itself if a new card has been issued in the last X days. It could be that this would be difficult to code or would be resource hungry.
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