New First Direct Debit Mastercard arrived today :)

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Recieved my new first direct debit mastercard I'm the post this morning to replace my damaged visa one, in case any of you are curious as to what the new ones look like, here it is

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Just to note to anyone like me who does bank with first direct, that once you recieve it you will temporarily be unable to use HSBC cash deposit machines according to FD's website, im guessing some sort of system update needs to be done in order for the deposit machines to be compatible with them.

Although we don’t have any branches ourselves, you can always bank in person at any HSBC branch, or with our friends at the Post Office. When you use your Debit Mastercard to make a transaction at an HSBC branch, there are some temporary changes:

• you won’t be able to deposit cash into the self‑service machines
  
• you won’t be able to deposit a cheque into the cheque deposit machine by using your card to initiate the deposit – simply type in your account number and sort code instead.

MDMD

Deleted_User said:

Just to note to anyone like me who does bank with first direct, that once you recieve it you will temporarily be unable to use HSBC cash deposit machines according to FD's website, im guessing some sort of system update needs to be done in order for the deposit machines to be compatible with them.

Although we don’t have any branches ourselves, you can always bank in person at any HSBC branch, or with our friends at the Post Office. When you use your Debit Mastercard to make a transaction at an HSBC branch, there are some temporary changes:

• you won’t be able to deposit cash into the self‑service machines
  
• you won’t be able to deposit a cheque into the cheque deposit machine by using your card to initiate the deposit – simply type in your account number and sort code instead.

That must be what they mean by a “better banking experience”

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MDMD said:

Deleted_User said:

Just to note to anyone like me who does bank with first direct, that once you recieve it you will temporarily be unable to use HSBC cash deposit machines according to FD's website, im guessing some sort of system update needs to be done in order for the deposit machines to be compatible with them.

Although we don’t have any branches ourselves, you can always bank in person at any HSBC branch, or with our friends at the Post Office. When you use your Debit Mastercard to make a transaction at an HSBC branch, there are some temporary changes:

• you won’t be able to deposit cash into the self‑service machines
  
• you won’t be able to deposit a cheque into the cheque deposit machine by using your card to initiate the deposit – simply type in your account number and sort code instead.

That must be what they mean by a “better banking experience”

In fairness I don't think it's going to be a massive issue for most people and again it's only a temporary thing, post office and HSBC branch counter can still be used to make cash deposits if necessary, which in the current cashless climate is usually not anyway.

stclair

The card isn’t too bad but I’m not keen on that arrow 😬

dr_adidas01

stclair said:

The card isn’t too bad but I’m not keen on that arrow 😬

The arrow is to help partially sighted people easily identify which way they need to slot their card into a chip and pin terminal. 

sausage_time

dr_adidas01 said:

stclair said:

The card isn’t too bad but I’m not keen on that arrow 😬

The arrow is to help partially sighted people easily identify which way they need to slot their card into a chip and pin terminal. 

As is the notch I presume.

stclair

dr_adidas01 said:

stclair said:

The card isn’t too bad but I’m not keen on that arrow 😬

The arrow is to help partially sighted people easily identify which way they need to slot their card into a chip and pin terminal. 

Yes I am aware of that 👍 

SuperWombat

I really think that third image could do with some cropping as I can see more than just leaflets. It's not just me is it?

dcs34

SuperWombat said:

I really think that third image could do with some cropping as I can see more than just leaflets. It's not just me is it?

What've you got against sliders? 

powerful_Rogue

SuperWombat said:

I really think that third image could do with some cropping as I can see more than just leaflets. It's not just me is it?

Nope, not just you!