Last year, The Royal Bank of Scotland made £9 billion in profits. They are not short of a bob or two.
The "I
PIN" campaign was a massive publicity drive to announce the switch to chip and PIN cards from 14 February 2006.
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After Valentine's Day 2006 cardholders
must use
their PIN to be sure they can pay with their chip and PIN cards
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If a customer does not know their PIN, encourage them to contact their card company
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After 14th February, customers who do not know their PIN may have their card declined
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They may need to find another way to pay.
I failed in an attempt to register a candidate for the Edinburgh Central Constituency and The Lothians Region by the deadline of 4pm on Wednesday 11th April 2007 because of a delay
of 40 minutes in the Paisley Central branch of The Royal Bank of Scotland. The delay was because the branch does not have the machines to process credit cards
using chip and PIN technology.
At 3.45 I was in the North Bridge, Edinburgh branch of The Royal Bank of Scotland where I tried to get a cash advance of £1,000 for the deposit to complete
the registration for Edinburgh Central and The Lothians.
The branch couldn't process my request since they don't have a machine to handle chip and PIN.
It turns out that none of the branches of The Royal Bank of Scotland are equiped for chip and PIN technology.
It sounds incredible, but its true.
Given the recent card scam to finance the Tamil Tigers activities in Sri Lanka maybe they know something we don't.
Another five minutes were wasted in Paisley while I got a lecture from the bank teller on why all of the security measures were for my protection.
They are NOT
I have been a merchant, able to accept credit card payments. If it is the merchant's money or the customers money that is at risk, the banks don't give a
damn.
It is a different story when it is the bank's money that is at risk.
