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Now Barclays have the contactless card
Barclays yesterday announced plans to be the first UK bank to issue contactless payment debit cards to its customers.
The group said from March most Barclays debit cards that were issued or reissued would include technology enabling people to pay for items costing 10 or less simply by holding their card up to a terminal without even taking it out of their wallet.
The money from the transaction is then debited from their account just as it would be for a standard debit card purchase.
The cards will still have chip and Pin functions, enabling them to be used for transactions of more than 10 or to withdraw money from cash machines.
More than 8,000 retailers already accept contactless payments, including Pret A Manger, Coffee Republic, and EAT, as well as many independent retailers such as news agents and dry cleaners.
The group was the first to introduce contactless payment technology on credit cards through its Barclaycard subsidiary in September 2007.
The Barclaycard OnePulse combined an Oyster card for use on London transport, a credit card and a contactless payment card.
Mark Parsons, managing director of current accounts at Barclays, said: "We were the first to launch the debit card in 1987 and now we are the first to give our customers the latest incarnation – the contactless debit card.
"This gives people a new way to pay for things that is quick, secure and convenient and we are confident that it is going to be really popular with customers."
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