Why do some banks not like Safari?
First, I use a 2023 MacBook Pro that runs on macOS 14.2.1. My Safari browser is Version 17.2.1 (19617.1.17.11.12).
I have two money accounts—one with a credit union, the other with a small community bank near my home. I can't view or print statements for the credit card issued by the **. The community bank's site used to work with Safari, but this week it won't launch at all. I've called or messaged both the ** and the bank, and the response from both was, "Install the Google Chrome browser."
I really didn't want to install what I consider a "foreign" browser, but I did anyway. No surprise: the problems disappeared. I should add that all my other credit card sites work just fine with Safari.
Sidebar: I'm a military retiree, and on occasion I need to access certain government web sites. The U.S. Government doesn't seem to like Safari either. Right up front, the web sites I use tell me I'm using an unsupported browser—that I should go away and use Edge, Chrome, or something else ... anything but Safari.
So—what is it about Safari that some banking and government sites don't like? Where does the problem lie—do the banks need to tweak their sites? Does Apple need to fix the problem? Am I the problem? That is, do I need to adjust some setting in Safari?
I'll add that a few times someone has suggested that I clear my cache. I've done that, and it hasn't helped. The one thing that has helped is to install the Google Chrome browser. That seems so unnecessary, but it works. I'll appreciate your thoughts and advice.
MacBook Pro (M2 Pro, 2023)
