Banking without a mobile, possible?

oldernonethewiser

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/82178876#Comment_82178876

To be fair the info is available on their webpages but I suspect they, like many other banks and businesses, would like people to use an app.

TheBanker

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/82179204#Comment_82179204

Without modern technology, you'd have to write a cheque, pay for a stamp and envelope and make a trip to the post box. And the person at the other end would need to make a trip to their bank and wait for it to clear.

So yeah, modern technology does make things easier, even though there are extra checks to make sure fraudsters aren't stealing your money.

Chief_of_Staffy

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/82181038#Comment_82181038

That assumes easier = better. I've never seen good evidence for that. The point is, it worked, and now is no longer an option. That doesn't mean there shouldn't be progress, but it does mean don't scrap the old method before the new one is working.

To illustrate; we just had a long power cut, during which I was unable to make any phone calls. No reception on my mobile, no Wifi to link to and no broadband for my landline. Back in the dark ages I could just pick up my analogue phone (which I still have) during a power outage and make a call.

"there are extra checks to make sure fraudsters aren't stealing your money"

Ah! Ah! The banks' money, not yours. Nobody can steal your money from a bank.

elsien

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/82177338#Comment_82177338

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/82177442#Comment_82177442

In which case you can use your landline. I have never needed to use an app to authorise a purchase while I’m out and about, only when doing it online. When I tend to be at home so the landline option remains available.