Which UK Internet Banks Use Security Fobs?

May 21, 2008 8:19 AM

Does anyone know which UK banks give security fobs to regular customers for accessing their internet banking facilities?

In order to minimize risk to logging on to my internet banking while traveling, I really like the idea of having one of the random number security fobs to add an additional level of security, but can't seem to find an easy comparison of internet banking sites that use them.

Does anyone know if any UK banks offer them to their regular customers?

Thanks in advance!

posted by paulfreeman to Work & Money (10 answers total)

HSBC does, for one.
posted by idiomatika at 8:26 AM on May 21, 2008

NatWest do.
posted by methylsalicylate at 8:35 AM on May 21, 2008

Nationwide as well.
posted by jonathanbell at 8:46 AM on May 21, 2008

How do you get one from HSBC?
posted by grouse at 8:53 AM on May 21, 2008

Barclays gives you a little thing that you put your Chip&PIN card in and it comes up with a number that you type in the website.
posted by EndsOfInvention at 9:29 AM on May 21, 2008

HSBC do it for my business account, but not for my regular current account.
posted by gene_machine at 9:47 AM on May 21, 2008

Royal Bank of Scotland do.
posted by penguinliz at 10:03 AM on May 21, 2008

Natwest have one but you don't need it to log in or for most stuff, only for making payments IIRC.
posted by missmagenta at 11:11 AM on May 21, 2008

Nationwide is the same as Natwest then; you can log on and transfer money between your accounts without the card reader, but you need it for transferring money elsewhere.
posted by bent back tulips at 2:46 AM on May 22, 2008

Coutts also uses a passcode calculator.
posted by roofus at 4:20 AM on May 22, 2008