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EAT to offer contactless payment nationwide
Wave and pay across the UK 2 November 2009 11:28 GMT
Barclaycard has announced another high street retailer is to roll out a contactless payment system for its OnePulse cards.

Sandwich, soup and cofee shop EAT is to offer wave and pay transactions across its entire chain of 100 stores from mid-November.
Orange and Barclaycard team up for contactless phone payments
Wave and pay partnership 9 March 2009 9:42 GMT
Orange and Barclaycard have announced a partnership to develop "a range of mobile, financial and payment services that will change the way we pay".

The companies will launch co-branded products and services that will let their combined 28 million customers use...
Barclays announces contactless debit cards
Three million to be issued by the end of the year 7 January 2009 10:26 GMT
Barclays has announced it is to offer contactless Visa debit cards to its customers.

From March, most Barclays debit cards that are issued or reissued will have contactless technology built in as standard.

Barclays says this will mean more than...
Pret A Manger to roll out contactless payment
As Barclaycard announces millionth RFID-enabled card issued 27 November 2008 17:15 GMT
Pret A Manger has announced it is to offer contactless payment facilities following a successful trial in London.

The sandwich shop chain said it will roll-out the integrated contactless electronic point-of-sale systems to 171 UK stores.

Due to...
O2 reports results of NFC Wallet trial
78% would 2 September 2008 14:30 GMT
O2 has released the results of its NFC-based "Wallet" trial and the findings look positive for the future of contactless payment in the UK.

In Europe's largest ever such experiment the O2 Wallet trial took place over 6 months and involved 500 guinea pigs that...
Clarkson stung after bank prank
"I was wrong and I have been punished" 8 January 2008 10:50 GMT
Topgear presenter, Sun columnist and general all-round big mouth Jeremy Clarkson is currently eating humble-pie after a bank prank backfired and cost him £500 (so far).

Clarkson published his bank details in his tabloid column in a bid to prove that the fuss...
Barclays launches Oyster-flavoured Barclaycard
Touch and pay transactions in over 1000 London shops 15 August 2007 10:46 GMT
First announced last December, Barclays is now accepting pre-order-style sign-ups for its Barclaycard with Oyster functionality.

Be warned though - the card, called the Barclaycard OnePulse - will be a credit, rather than debit card.

Having signed...
Barclays to offer customers free F-Secure Anti Virus software
Online bankers to get protection 26 May 2006 18:23 GMT
Barclays Bank has announced that it will provide its two million online banking customers with a free 2-year license of F-Secure Anti Virus to help protect them against the unsavoury side of the web.

"Studies show that nearly two-thirds of home PCs don't have...