Apple Pay For Barclays Customers

After nine months that Apple Pay was released in the UK, Barclays customers are now allowed to use the service.

18:10 06 April 2016

Following pressure from some customers to support Apple’s effort, Barclays has gave in and now allows its customers to use Apple Pay. However, the firm said that it had no plans to join Android Pay or Samsung pay when they come to the UK later this year.

 

Barclays had been the biggest UK lender not to support the facility and has in fact offered rival facilities on its own – bPay and Pingit.

 

Barclays UK's chief executive Ashok Vaswani said: "We are passionate about helping customers access services and carry out their day-to-day transactions in the way that suits them,"

 

"Adding to the existing choice, from today both Barclays debit and Barclaycard credit card customers can use Apple Pay to make payments with their Apple device across the UK."

 

Explaining the firm’s lack of commitment to similar services for Android-based handsets and tablets, a spokeswoman said the bank has already provided a way to take advantage of the devices’ NFC chips.

 

She explained: "In January this year, we introduced a contactless mobile payment feature to the Barclaycard Android app that allows customers with an Android phone to make contactless payments for £30 and under, and at some retailers for up to £100, using their mobile device.”

 

"Alongside this they can manage their account on the go and have lost, stolen and damaged cards instantly replaced on to their phone."