Leading the contactless revolution
Contactless cards are changing the way we make payments. They're a fast, convenient and secure way to pay for items that are £15 or less, such as a coffee, sandwich or magazine, just by holding your card over a contactless reader
No more fumbling in your pockets for change. No need to withdraw money from a cash machine just because you need a few coins to pay for those small, everyday items. Best of all, when you buy from a retailer that accepts contactless payments, you could save time as queues may be shorter.
How businesses can take part
If you're a retailer, we offer contactless terminals that you can buy or hire, increasing your appeal to contactless cardholders who aren't limited by the change in their pockets.
They are a fast, secure way to process payments with no security information needed, although your PIN may occasionally be asked for.
Our vision of a contactless future
- Over 8 million Barclays and Barclaycard customers have contactless cards already.
- We already have more than 25,000 terminals accepting contactless payments in outlets across the UK.
- By 2012, all our customers in the UK will be able to make contactless payments.
- Other payment service providers are now following our lead, introducing their brand of contactless cards.
- Contactless technology could mark the beginning of the end for plastic cards, which were a revolutionary method of payment less than fifty years ago.
