Visual impairment
If you are blind or partially sighted, here’s some practical tips to make your everyday banking easier.
Changing your computer or device settings may make it easier to use. Check out AbilityNet’s My Computer My Way website for more information using the button below.
The Zempler Bank app is designed with accessibility at its heart, including clear bold writing and compatibility with features like inverting screen colours.
If your device uses fingerprint or face recognition, you’ll be able to log in without having to enter your password every time.
If you would like tips on how to change your device settings to make it even more accessible, you can use the My Computer My Way tool by AbilityNet. To do this, you’ll need to know what device you’re currently using.
Download the Zempler Bank app
Like the app, Online Banking is available to use 24 hours a day, seven days a week. If you’re using Online Banking, you can optimise your experience by adjusting the size of text and screen contrast, as well as changing your computer settings.
Find out how you can change your device settings using the My Computer My Way tool by AbilityNet.
To log in to Online Banking, you’ll be asked to verify it’s you by providing a verification code. You can get this code by logging into the Zempler Bank app, or if you can’t use the app, you’ll need to order a physical Code Key.
Our team are here to help. You can contact our Customer Service team directly for account queries and to report a lost/stolen card. You can also use our automated phone banking to activate your card or request a new PIN.
If you are blind or partially sighted, you can access talking cash machines to take out cash, check your balance or change their own PIN number by using headphones to hear on screen information. To do this, you’ll need to plug in a set of headphones with a standard 3.5mm jack plug to the audio jack to listen to the options that are provided on screen.
On each keypad the 'five' has a raised dot which enables you to navigate the numbers.
LINK have a free, accessible, ATM locator app that can find and direct you to over 70,000 ATMs across the UK, including ATMs with audio assistance features.If you have a personal or business current account, you can withdraw, deposit funds and check your balance at the Post Office. You’ll need to insert your card and enter your PIN to do this.
Using Online Banking, you can adjust the text size and screen contrast when you’re logged in, to make your statements easier to read. You can also download them as PDFs on a computer or smartphone.
If you use the Zempler Bank app, changing the accessibility features on your device can help you read your statements in the app, like inverting the colours on the screen.
If you have a personal or business current account, your Zempler Bank Mastercard is designed with a notch so you know which end to insert into cash machines or chip-and-PIN readers.