> Hugo Mills wrote:
>>
>> As far as I know, they're stand-alone units.
>>
>> Hugo.
>
> Yes I can confirm this. I have one for my Natwest account and they are
> completely standalone units. They look a little like a calculator, and
> you just put your card in it and it displays various numbers which you
> then type into the computer - there's no USB interface or anything.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Robin
>
Also (with NatWest at least) they're currently only used for verification
in certain on-line banking operations, such as setting up standing orders.
AFAIK there's no way of using them for chip-and-pin payments (as of yet).
Mark
