Stop all banks asking for verification when making debit/credit card purchases

Rejected 10 signatures

What the petition asks

Making a purchase (whether online or in real life) is personal to you as it's YOUR money. It has nothing to do with your bank and you shouldn't be asked for any verification when using a credit or debit card. It's happened to me when I tried booking a taxi on my card and it's outrageous.

In my opinion, and many others I'm sure, this is an invasion of privacy and your bank does not need to know what you're purchasing or why you're purchasing it. I believe it is all about social control and has nothing to do with "preventing fraud". It needs to be stopped immediately.

Why it was rejected

It asked for something that is not the responsibility of the UK Government or Parliament.

We can only accept petitions about things the Government or Parliament are directly responsible for.

Decisions about what systems are in place to require customers to verify transactions are a matter for individual banks, not the UK Government or Parliament. Individuals can decide what banks to use, based on the services they offer.

Timeline

14 Mar 2022	Petition opened for signatures
21 Mar 2022	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 10

Status Rejected

Rejected 21 Mar 2022

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