Alternative to First Direct Internet Banking Plus on Mac

toshi

Internet Explore has been patch works for SpyGlass Mosaic Browser (remember ? lol) Active X is an old technology, and Microsoft wants to get rid of it as MS new Edge Browser does not support Active X.

https://www.computerworld.com/article/2920892/web-browsers/microsoft-nixes-activex-add-on-technology-in-new-edge-browser.html

People also shift to mobile, tablet as well. I won't be surprised even Active X based services would disappear in near future. Let's hope we will have more cross-platform open services ...

wongataa

Nick_C wrote: »

You can use the very latest version of IE on a PC running Windows.

You should complain to Apple that they don't support Active X.

Why? Microsoft are stopping support for Active X.. Internet Explorer is now deprecated in Windows 10 and their replacement browser doesn't support it. The only software that support Active X is at the end of its life. Companies should be aware that no modern browser supports Active X and they should create web sites that work in all current browsers.

Rosie1980

I am interested in the answer to this question, did you find a solution? I too used Egg Money Manager and then onto First Direct Plus; and now I am using a Mac. It's a real pain logging into all the accounts separately.

mro

Nick_C wrote: »

Especially in the case of First Direct Internet Banking which is free for anyone to use - you don't even have to be a FD customer!

How can use FD internet banking without being customer ?

You have to login, you have to have account to manage.

Nick_C

mro wrote: »

How can use FD internet banking without being customer ?

You have to login, you have to have account to manage.

I use First Direct Internet Banking Plus. I have a user account for that system. I don't have any bank accounts with First Direct.

Rosie1980

It's a different log in, it's their internet banking plus service. However they have changed it and you do now have to have a First Direct current account.

mro

Nick_C wrote: »

I use First Direct Internet Banking. I have a user account for that system. I don't have any bank accounts with First Direct.

So FD let you manage bank account from a different bank.

Nick_C

mro wrote: »

So FD let you manage bank account from a different bank.

Yes!.......

Rosie1980

You can only use this in Internet Explorer only as it requires ActiveX. Your bank details are stored securely on your PC, not by FD. If you use multiple PCs you have to set up your details on each PC. It's brilliant, one log in and you can see the lot. The only downside is it isn't supported on any other web browser.

Nick_C

Rosie1980 wrote: »

You can only use this in Internet Explorer only as it requires ActiveX. Your bank details are stored securely on your PC, not by FD. If you use multiple PCs you have to set up your details on each PC. It's brilliant, one log in and you can see the lot. The only downside is it isn't supported on any other web browser.

Specifically, Internet Explorer running on Windows. Apparently it doesn't work with IE on a Mac.

I've just got a new laptop with Win 10, and FDIBP wasn't working very well. It works much better with the 32 bit version of Internet Explorer which you can probably find at "C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer"