Changing PINs of German bank card
Julian H. Stacey
jhs at berklix.com
Tue Jul 11 12:23:06 CEST 2017
> > This is probably a general question --
> >=20
> > I have never seen a German bank that allows changing the PIN of a card.
> > So I wonder if it is because using a fixed (non-changeable) 4-digit PIN
> > mailed in clear text really safer than using a 4 to 6 digit variable leng=
> th
> > PIN that never explicitly appears anywhere.
>
> Nowadays some German banks allow changing the PIN in the Teller
> Machines. I saw it today in an ATM of the Sparkasse. Amex allows (or=20
> allowed) requesting a new personal PIN by fax.
Postbank.de did not provide it on ATM or by any other means a month back.
All UK cards I know of allow PIN change at the ATM.
Cheers,
Julian
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