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How to confirm online card payments in secure and easy steps

Find out about the different ways to verify online payments

To help prevent fraud and keep your payments secure, we’ll sometimes ask you to confirm it’s really you when you use your card online. This helps stop fraudsters from making payments without you knowing.

When this happens, you can verify your purchase using one of these options:

  • the M&S Bank app*
  • a one-time passcode sent by text message
  • a card reader
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*The M&S Bank app is available on compatible devices for main cardholders. To be able to use all app features, you'll need to ensure that you are running the latest version of our app. Find out what operating systems our app supports. We recommend using the most up to date operating system your device can support.

Set up our app today to manage your account safely and securely, whenever it suits you.