It's a Classic
By Jo Best
Published: 16 June 2009 12:58 GMT
Barclaycard is increasing the number of its cardholders that will have contactless functionality on their plastic.
Barclaycard Gold and Classic cardholders on the receiving end of a new or replacement card will now be able to make payments of up to £10 by swiping their card against a reader, thanks to contactless payment technology within the card, similar to the system used for Oyster travelcards on the London Underground.
According to Barclaycard, around two million of its contactless cards are currently in circulation including Barclaycard OnePulse, Barclaycard Platinum and Barclaycard Goldfish credit cards.
Barclaycard launched its first contactless card in 2007 and has pledged to have all of its debit cards equipped with contactless tech by 2011.
Among the retailers that currently accept such payments are Coffee Republic, Eat, Krispy Kreme and Pret A Manger.
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