BW pushTAN-App: Forgotten password

Forgotten login details for pushTAN · Instructions

Set up pushTAN on your smartphone

BW pushTAN-App: Forgotten password

Forgotten login details for pushTAN · Instructions

These instructions explain what to do if you have forgotten the password for the BW pushTAN-App on your iPhone/iPad or an Android end device. Follow our easy step-by-step instructions.

Before you start

Important – before following these instructions:

Face ID or Touch ID users – getting a new password

If you are usually using Face ID or Touch ID to log in to the app, it’s easy to forget the password. If you are still able to open the app with Face ID or Touch ID, you can create a new password under the Settings in your BW pushTAN-App without any need for the old password:
Open the BW pushTAN-App and go to -> Profile -> Settings -> Change password

You need

To do so, you will need:

Online banking login details

Online banking login details

To use pushTAN, you will need your BW-Bank online banking login details: Your username or login ID and your online banking PIN.

Back of BW-BankCard plus (debit card)

BW-BankCard plus (debit card) – card number

At some stage during this process, you will be asked to enter your BW-BankCard plus (debit card) number. This number can be found on the rear of your card.

Guide for setting up the BW pushTAN-App without online banking

Activation password and credit card number

Activation password and credit card number

Do you only use the BW pushTAN-App to authorize online card payments? If so, you can also set up the BW pushTAN-App with your activation password and your 16-digit card number. The activation password is in the letter sent to you with the initial registration letter for the BW pushTAN-App. The 16-digit card number is on the front of your card.

How to

How to:

Forgotten password for pushTAN

If you have forgotten your password for the BW pushTAN-App, you will need to set up the app again. Luckily, that’s really easy. To proceed, please follow the instructions below.

Note: Since BW-Bank is part of the Savings Banks Finance Group, the processes are comparable to those of the Sparkassen. The following instructions are therefore illustrated using the Sparkasse as an example.

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