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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

We're making online payments safer. This is because of changes to the Payment Services Regulations to help prevent fraud. Of course, this is good news, but it does mean that you'll need to confirm online card payments more often. This way we know it's really you. This makes it harder for fraudsters to make payments without your knowledge.

The next time you're shopping online, you might be asked to confirm it's you when you check out and pay. There are three ways to verify your payments - you can use our M&S Banking App, a one-time passcode via text message or by using a card reader to verify your payment. Watch our how-to videos or read our step-by-step guides below to find out how it works.

Which method are you using to confirm online payments?

How to confirm online card payments using our banking app

If you're a regular user of our banking app, you'll be asked to confirm your payments within the M&S Banking App.

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How to confirm online card payments using a one-time passcode

If you don't have the app, we'll send a one-time passcode (OTP) to your mobile phone number to confirm your payment. Here's how it works.

Step 1: When making a payment online, before you can complete the payment, a verification screen will pop up with instructions on how you can confirm your identity using a one-time passcode sent via text message to your mobile phone.

Step 2: If the mobile phone number shown on the verification screen is correct, select 'Send' or 'Send OTP

Step 3: Once you've received the text message containing your one-time passcode, enter the code into the verification screen and click 'Submit'.

That's it! You'll see a confirmation of your payment on the checkout screen.

NEVER share this code with anyone.
Fraudsters pretend to be people you trust, like a company you pay bills to, M&S Bank or even the police. If you receive a one-time passcode for a payment you haven't made, please contact us.

How to verify online card payments using a card reader

If you're unable to confirm your payments using the app or via text message, you can use our alternative card reader solution to verify your payments.

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*To be able to use all app features, you'll need to ensure that you are running the latest version of our app. In order to download the latest version, you'll need to ensure you are running iOS 12.2 or Android 6 or above. We recommend using the most up to date operating system your device can support.

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