Hi Yes this is my preferred method. Regards Adrien -----Original Message----- From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of martin wilsher Sent: Wednesday, March 04, 2015 9:47 AM To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [access-uk] Re: Chip and pin machine, was Accessible bank card Think most banks have agreements with the post office now to allow withdrawals and deposits to account of cash. Btw, cheques will take longer if deposited with the po rather than with bank branch. -----Original Message----- From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Barry Hill Sent: 04 March 2015 08:44 To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [access-uk] Re: Chip and pin machine, was Accessible bank card Do you have to have an account with the post office to withdraw money there or can you use any bank debit card? -----Original Message----- From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of lsmithso@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Wednesday, March 04, 2015 7:52 AM To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [access-uk] Re: Chip and pin machine, was Accessible bank card I always withdraw cash over the Post Office counter. All I have to deal with is the chip & PIN terminal. In addition to the bump on the digit 5, there is a circle on the enter key and a "x" on the cancel key. Barry Hill writes: > Although there are many different designs of chip and pin machines, one > thing you can rely on with chip and pin machines is that there is a > pip on the number 5 and the enter button is always at the bottom right. > > Cheers > > Barry > > > -----Original Message----- > From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of > Derek Hornby > Sent: Tuesday, March 03, 2015 8:43 PM > To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [access-uk] Re: Accessible bank card > > Yes, I think sometimes, some people don't like change. > > For example why is there chip and signature? > > Surely if one is able to use a mobile they should be able to use chip > and PIN > > The only problem with chip and PIN is, in my view, > the key pad design > can vary. > > Derek > > > -----Original Message----- > From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of > lsmithso@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Sent: Tuesday, March 03, 2015 8:19 PM > To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [access-uk] Re: Accessible bank card > > > And for balance: > > http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/saving/article-2328578/Ho w-safe-new > -contactless-bank-cards.html > > http://www.which.co.uk/money/credit-cards-and-loans/guides/c ontactless > -cards/ > > http://www.computing.co.uk/ctg/analysis/2327179/contactless- payments-a > re-we-sacrificing-security-for-convenience > > > Interestingly, you are responsible for the first £50 of losses due to fraud > (is that standard for any kind of card), and contactless terminals ask for a > PIN after every six or so transactions. > > > Derek Hornby writes: > Hi Barry > You may find this link of > interest: > > > > > http://ask-leo.com/can_my_credit_card_information_be_read_re motely.htm > > l > > > > it's about reading credit cards remotely > > Derek > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On > Behalf Of Barry Hill > Sent: > Tuesday, March 03, 2015 5:41 PM > To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: > [access-uk] Re: Accessible bank card > > Ah, thanks for that. Could > someone else use their smart phone to read > your > card if they got close > enough, which isn't difficult with blind > people? > > > > Cheers > > > > Barry > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On > > Behalf Of > lsmithso@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Sent: Tuesday, March 03, > 2015 4:51 > PM > To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [access-uk] Re: Accessible > bank card > > > NFC = Near Field Communications = The technology used to > read > contactless > smart cards, payment cards etc. I believe that the > card number, expiry > date > etc can be easily read by a smart phone. Its > then a simple step to > read > those out loud using the 'phones TTS. It > looks like contactless > versions of > credit/debit cards are available > from a lot of banks, so this may be > an > alternative to adding Braille > to credit cards. > > > > > > Barry Hill writes: > What's > > an NFC app, please? > > > > > > Cheers > > > > > > Barry > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On > > Behalf > Of > lsmithso@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Sent: Tuesday, March > 03, 2015 > 10:13 > > AM > > > To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [access-uk] Re: Accessible > > bank card > > > > Can the card details be read from a contactless payment > card > by a > NFC app on > a smart phone? Is there an app waiting to be > written > here? > > > > > > > > > goshawk on horseback writes: > > > > just my personal point of view, but I think it would have been a > > far > > better idea to work out ways around what is almost > certainly the > > hardest > and > most frustrating thing with bank or credit cards, that of > > accessing > the > details needed to actually use the card, such as card > number, > start > and > expirey dates, and back security number, rather > than prannying > around > with > all these fancy ideas that don't really > do a lot to improve > usability. > > > > > > > > Simon > > > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > From: Barry Hill > > > > To: angie.matthews@xxxxxxx > > > > Sent: Tuesday, March 03, 2015 8:01 AM > > > > Subject: [access-uk] Accessible bank card > > > > > > > > > > > > RBS and NatWest launch accessible cards for partially > sighted > > and > > blind > > > customers > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > 19 February 2015 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > In the UK alone there are over 2 million people living with > > sight > > loss > > > making lots of everyday tasks, including banking, difficult and > > frustrating. > > > Following feedback from a partially sighted customer, RBS and > > NatWest > have > introduced a new accessible debit card. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > rnib card > > > > > > > > The new debit and savings cards feature braille, a notch to > > help > > > identify the card and a large print phone number. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > RBS and NatWest are now launching new accessible debit and > > savings > > > cards which have been specifically designed for blind and partially > > sighted > customers. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > To address some of the common problems that blind and > > partially > > sighted > > > customers face, the cards will: > > > > > > > > .feature braille markings to identify which card is savings > > and > > which > > > card is debit > > > > > > > > .have a notch cut out on the right hand side of the card to > > help > > > customers insert their card into ATMs and PIN pads correctly > > > > > > > .show telephone numbers where they will be most clear > > > > > > > > .have large font on the back of the card to make the phone > > numbers > > > easier to read > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > RBS and NatWest's new cards can initially help their 15,000 > > customers > > > registered as blind or partially sighted. All other features of the > > card > > remain the same - this card can be used in ATMs, at point > of sale > > and for > > Contactless transactions home or abroad. The cards can be > ordered in > all > RBS > and NatWest branches, online or through > telephone banking and > will be > issued > within 48 hours. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > This is the first banking product designed especially for > > blind and > > > partially sighted people. RBS has worked closely with the Royal > > National > > Institute of the Blind in the development of this card > and in > > recognition > of > this work the new debit and savings cards will be the > first > banking > products > to be awarded the new national quality > assurance mark > 'RNIB > approved'. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Ross McEwan, CEO of RBS, said: "We want to be recognised as > a > > bank > > that > > > listens to its customers and responds to their issues. It's really > > important > to me that we make banking as simple and easy as > possible > for > all of our > customers and our accessible cards > are another step > > towards us > earning back > the trust of the public." > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Steve Tyler, Head of Solutions, Strategy and Planning at > RNIB > > said, > > "We > > > are delighted to have worked with RBS on making savings and debit > > cards > more > accessible. The very basic requirement of > identifying the > > right > card and > quickly determining which way the card slots in to a > > machine or > payment > system has been solved by this development. > Simple as it > is, > creating a card > with tactile indicators that > identify the card type > as > well as the way in > which it should be > used, is an engineering > challenge, > particularly to ensure > that it > doesn't disrupt machinery. 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