The bank began handing out the PINSentry devices to online customers in July 2007. Over half of the banks two million Internet customers now use the readers, together with their normal debit card ...

This will replace the need for passcodes and memorable words. More half a million customers will be automatically sent free PINsentry card readers.

The new system is similar to Barclays' Pinsentry introduced earlier this year. Several hundred thousand card readers have been sent out since May, to personal and business customers with RBS and ...