A Consumer Electronics, CE, device comprising: at least one processor; at least one output device configured for being controlled by the processor; and at least one computer readable storage medium including instructions which when executed by the processor configure the processor to: receive a message from a financial institution that an electronic transaction card, e-card, associated with a customer in turn associated with the CE device has been used or has sought to have been used for a monetary transaction; and responsive to receiving the message, present on the output device a user interface allowing the customer to accept or decline the transaction; wherein the instructions when executed by the processor configure the processor to: present on the output device a first user interface, UI, prompting a user to select a desired level of authentication protection for authenticating e-card transactions, the first UI including a "none" selector, selection of which permits future authentications using the CE device not to require a password, a "password only" selector, selection of which mandates that future authentications using the CE device must include entry of a correct password, and a "password plus biometric" selector, selection of which mandates that future authentications using the CE device must include entry of a correct password and entry of a correct biometric input. at least one processor; at least one output device configured for being controlled by the processor; and at least one computer readable storage medium including instructions which when executed by the processor configure the processor to: receive a message from a financial institution that an electronic transaction card, e-card, associated with a customer in turn associated with the CE device has been used or has sought to have been used for a monetary transaction; and responsive to receiving the message, present on the output device a user interface allowing the customer to accept or decline the transaction; receive a message from a financial institution that an electronic transaction card, e-card, associated with a customer in turn associated with the CE device has been used or has sought to have been used for a monetary transaction; and responsive to receiving the message, present on the output device a user interface allowing the customer to accept or decline the transaction; wherein the instructions when executed by the processor configure the processor to: present on the output device a first user interface, UI, prompting a user to select a desired level of authentication protection for authenticating e-card transactions, the first UI including a "none" selector, selection of which permits future authentications using the CE device not to require a password, a "password only" selector, selection of which mandates that future authentications using the CE device must include entry of a correct password, and a "password plus biometric" selector, selection of which mandates that future authentications using the CE device must include entry of a correct password and entry of a correct biometric input. present on the output device a first user interface, UI, prompting a user to select a desired level of authentication protection for authenticating e-card transactions, the first UI including a "none" selector, selection of which permits future authentications using the CE device not to require a password, a "password only" selector, selection of which mandates that future authentications using the CE device must include entry of a correct password, and a "password plus biometric" selector, selection of which mandates that future authentications using the CE device must include entry of a correct password and entry of a correct biometric input.