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Banks that allow opt out from contactless
The_pc_tech
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Despite working in Information Technology, I've never been enthused by the idea of contactless payment on debit cards at least as apparently YOU have to bear the loss while any unauthorised transactions are investigated.
I've not had an issue but I decided to see if I could request debit cards without contactless.
I'm pleased to say the following three banks argeed with absolutely no argument whatsoever
first direct
Halifax
TSB
If you know of more, go ahead and add them.
I've not had an issue but I decided to see if I could request debit cards without contactless.
I'm pleased to say the following three banks argeed with absolutely no argument whatsoever
first direct
Halifax
TSB
If you know of more, go ahead and add them.
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The_pc_tech wrote: »YOU have to bear the loss while any unauthorised transactions are investigated.
That contradicts everything I have ever been told.0 -
I believe Nationwide do offer to not have it, a friend told me they insisted and got a card sent manually.Thanks, don't you just hate people with sigs !0
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I believe most banks will send out a non-contactless card if you ask.
http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/saving/article-3214113/Customers-request-not-contactless-debit-card-major-banks-say-one-just-1-200-millions-have.html0 -
Scaremongering thread about contactless. How refreshing.0
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Not really
Actually one may want to have just a single contactless card, this allows one to simply wave the wallet over the machine to make payment.
Now if I can just find a way to get the receipt to put itself in the wallet without opening it!Thanks, don't you just hate people with sigs !0 -
The can interfere with pacemakers. My Dad's cardiology consultant advised him he should request a non-contactless card. Glad he requested one, I'd rather be cautious and have him still alive.
Not that I want to question a consultants knowledge, but this doesn't seem right to me (as someone who studied electronics to degree level)
The card is unpowered, and power only by the electric field from the terminal, that field would be present with or without the card (it has to be or it couldn't recognize a card). The field if it was going to interfere with pacemakers would do so with or without a contactless card.0 -
He's probably getting more interference from the magnet on his fridge door, than from a contactless card.0
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cheesetoast wrote: »He's probably getting more interference from the magnet on his fridge door, than from a contactless card.
Yes but he doesn't keep the fridge door in the breast pocket of his shirt.0
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