We as Nigerians come across a lot of exciting, captivating and thought provoking things in our day to day activities. However, due to our busy schedule, and sometimes the thought of where we're headed at the particular period in time, across we don't really bother to look into the background of these amazing inventions. I am 100% sure that 99.9% of my readers make use of the ATM machines more than twice within the period of a week.
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Majority of the time we have the need to make use of the atm, we are often saddled with the thought of how long we need to wait before making withdrawals or any other ATM enabled task due to the status of the queue. The highlighted points above are some of the reasons why many Nigerians have never bothered to look into why the ATM pin is only four(4) digits.

The main purpose of this post is to educate my readers on why the ATM pin has only four digits. Before we talk about that, however, let's skim through how the ATM machine came into existence.

The Computer Loan Machine triggered the invention of the ATM machine. The individual who took it upon himself to design the first ever Automated Teller Machine is a man called John Adrian Sheperd-Barron. Barron also developed the idea of embedding pin code into individual debit and credit cards.
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Picture source - www.telegraph.co.uk
Now, to the main part of the post , which is why ATM pin consists of only 4-digits. The inventor of the ATM machine which is John Adrian Shepherd-Barron was born to the family of Dorothy Barron, two time Wimbledon women champion, in Shillong.

Barron initially proposed a 6 digit pin, but later had to reconsider his proposal due to his wife's inability to remember a large string of digits. The reason our ATM pin has only four digits is because of the inventor's wife's disability.

Nowadays, 4 digit pin is no longer enough to keep our funds secured, due to cyber theft. Most banks outside Nigeria are now offering a 6-digit pin code for accessing credit and debit cards. This development is a good one but it'll burden the average Nigerian banks' customer care assistants as many Nigerians are bound to forget their pins easily.


http://www.eodob.com/2016/08/heres-reason-why-atm-pin-has-only-4.html?m=1

Nice

Now I know

Just like why we say hello when we use the phone... All cos of women

ok

Only 4 digits but still some people are so DUMB that they forget their own PIN.

[color=#990000][/color]Hmmmm.......interesting

feldido:
Just like why we say hello when we use the phone... All cos of women

. According to some online reports especially on social Media, a lot of people actually believe that "hello" was the name of Bell's wife I.e the inventor of telephone. So after the invention, he dialled his wife's phone and when she picked he called her "hello" and that name stock till today.

But after my research, I discovered that it was actually a lie. Bell never called his wife and his wife's name wasn't HEllO either. Rather the first person he phoned was a assistant in the other room where he sat.

Don't be quick to believe everything u see. Take some time and research.

I trust Nigerians if DM change am to 6 digits,those that have been using 0000 go change am to 000000 those that av bin using 1234 go change am to 123456 those that av been using date n month of birth e.g 1409 go add year e.g 140992 those that have been using 9999go change am to 999999.Naija I hail o

Wetin women go turn us to ehn, our eyes go clear.

I just then finally I

him wife no go school?

Okay.....

Hmmmm.....mice to know that the reason behind 4 digits is a woman.

Ok

Nice info

Wetin concern me with ATM in this harsh economy wetin concern vulture with barber

Sugarcious:
. According to some online reports especially on social Media, a lot of people actually believe that "hello" was the name of Bell's wife I.e the inventor of telephone. So after the invention, he dialled his wife's phone and when she picked he called her "hello" and that name stock till today.

But after my research, I discovered that it was actually a lie. Bell never called his wife and his wife's name wasn't HEllO either. Rather the first person he phoned was a assistant in the other room where he sat.

Don't be quick to believe everything u see. Take some time and research.

Bell's first words on the phone were "Mr. Watson--come here--I want to see you." (his assistant in a nearby room).

ok

really!!...


Isokay now...


Please whats the meaning of 'lalasticlala'?

so we use our date of birth for pin because of love, interesting

[size=18pt]There are other places in the world which has 6 digits.[/size]

feldido:
Just like why we say hello when we use the phone... All cos of women

The Hello story is an Hoax anyway. This might be too.

Quakertellicus1:


Bell's first words on the phone were "Mr. Watson--come here--I want to see you." (his assistant in a nearby room).

thanks for the further info

Nice info

op, tanks for d information

Just the way a woman influenced the name of a country called Nigeria....

Women really rule the men who rule the world in other words they rule the world.

So Nigerians are more forgetful than their counterparts in other nations that use a 6-digit PIN? Hmmm
Maybe there is another reason but this one no follow.

Opistorincos:
We as Nigerians come across a lot of exciting, captivating and thought provoking things in our day to day activities. However, due to our busy schedule, and sometimes the thought of where we're headed at the particular period in time, across we don't really bother to look into the background of these amazing inventions. I am 100% sure that 99.9% of my readers make use of the ATM machines more than twice within the period of a week.
www.nairaland.com/attachments/4086611_4082151transferfundsonatmmachinejpeg3d61ca2fc5c6519649df5c3901c51965_jpeg80cf306dce9178f7ea7c49c21e6a2697
Majority of the time we have the need to make use of the atm, we are often saddled with the thought of how long we need to wait before making withdrawals or any other ATM enabled task due to the status of the queue. The highlighted points above are some of the reasons why many Nigerians have never bothered to look into why the ATM pin is only four(4) digits.

The main purpose of this post is to educate my readers on why the ATM pin has only four digits. Before we talk about that, however, let's skim through how the ATM machine came into existence.

The Computer Loan Machine triggered the invention of the ATM machine. The individual who took it upon himself to design the first ever Automated Teller Machine is a man called John Adrian Sheperd-Barron. Barron also developed the idea of embedding pin code into individual debit and credit cards.
www.nairaland.com/attachments/4086612_shepherdbarron1640787c_jpeg755ea011c4bd3789503f2858c9fd3c2f
Picture source - www.telegraph.co.uk
Now, to the main part of the post , which is why ATM pin consists of only 4-digits. The inventor of the ATM machine which is John Adrian Shepherd-Barron was born to the family of Dorothy Barron, two time Wimbledon women champion, in Shillong.

Barron initially proposed a 6 digit pin, but later had to reconsider his proposal due to his wife's inability to remember a large string of digits. The reason our ATM pin has only four digits is because of the inventor's wife's disability.

Nowadays, 4 digit pin is no longer enough to keep our funds secured, due to cyber theft. Most banks outside Nigeria are now offering a 6-digit pin code for accessing credit and debit cards. This development is a good one but it'll burden the average Nigerian banks' customer care assistants as many Nigerians are bound to forget their pins easily.


http://www.eodob.com/2016/08/heres-reason-why-atm-pin-has-only-4.html?m=1

If i slap you, ehn!

op u talk too much...its lik u are a january or june born. Good writeup though.

lative:
I trust Nigerians if DM change am to 6 digits,those that have been using 0000 go change am to 000000 those that av bin using 1234 go change am to 123456 those that av been using date n month of birth e.g 1409 go add year e.g 140992 those that have been using 9999go change am to 999999.Naija I hail o

So what format is your own? am sure it must be one among them. Naijabet man say so

Opistorincos:
We as Nigerians come across a lot of exciting, captivating and thought provoking things in our day to day activities. However, due to our busy schedule, and sometimes the thought of where we're headed at the particular period in time, across we don't really bother to look into the background of these amazing inventions. I am 100% sure that 99.9% of my readers make use of the ATM machines more than twice within the period of a week.
www.nairaland.com/attachments/4086611_4082151transferfundsonatmmachinejpeg3d61ca2fc5c6519649df5c3901c51965_jpeg80cf306dce9178f7ea7c49c21e6a2697
Majority of the time we have the need to make use of the atm, we are often saddled with the thought of how long we need to wait before making withdrawals or any other ATM enabled task due to the status of the queue. The highlighted points above are some of the reasons why many Nigerians have never bothered to look into why the ATM pin is only four(4) digits.

The main purpose of this post is to educate my readers on why the ATM pin has only four digits. Before we talk about that, however, let's skim through how the ATM machine came into existence.

The Computer Loan Machine triggered the invention of the ATM machine. The individual who took it upon himself to design the first ever Automated Teller Machine is a man called John Adrian Sheperd-Barron. Barron also developed the idea of embedding pin code into individual debit and credit cards.
www.nairaland.com/attachments/4086612_shepherdbarron1640787c_jpeg755ea011c4bd3789503f2858c9fd3c2f
Picture source - www.telegraph.co.uk
Now, to the main part of the post , which is why ATM pin consists of only 4-digits. The inventor of the ATM machine which is John Adrian Shepherd-Barron was born to the family of Dorothy Barron, two time Wimbledon women champion, in Shillong.

Barron initially proposed a 6 digit pin, but later had to reconsider his proposal due to his wife's inability to remember a large string of digits. The reason our ATM pin has only four digits is because of the inventor's wife's disability.

Nowadays, 4 digit pin is no longer enough to keep our funds secured, due to cyber theft. Most banks outside Nigeria are now offering a 6-digit pin code for accessing credit and debit cards. This development is a good one but it'll burden the average Nigerian banks' customer care assistants as many Nigerians are bound to forget their pins easily.


http://www.eodob.com/2016/08/heres-reason-why-atm-pin-has-only-4.html?m=1

In Singapore its 6 Digits!!

Aq