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Barclays contactless cards

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  • TheEffect
    TheEffect Posts: 2,293 Forumite
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    Just an update: I received my new card today and it is Contactless, however, it is an online/full-authorisation card starting 4658-58...

    :)
  • CherlokHomes
    CherlokHomes Posts: 614 Forumite
    TheEffect wrote: »
    Just an update: I received my new card today and it is Contactless, however, it is an online/full-authorisation card starting 4658-58...

    :)

    Just looked at mine 4659-02...
    "You know when it's cold outside when you go outside and it's cold"
  • dr_adidas01
    dr_adidas01 Posts: 2,157 Forumite
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    CherlokHomes wrote: »
    Just looked at mine 4659-02...

    Yours is the ofline card which means that it when you use it in a chip and pin device it doesn't have to dial home and check that funds are available before payment is authorised.
    Time is a path from the past to the future and back again. The present is the crossroads of both. :cool:
  • stclair
    stclair Posts: 6,855 Forumite
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    This is an online Barclays contactless card.


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  • dvs
    dvs Posts: 826 Forumite
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    I had the cash card account and was not able to get contactless in June last year. I had to open a current account to get contactless. It may have changed their policy but I'd be surprised.
  • reclusive46
    reclusive46 Posts: 2,698 Forumite
    dvs wrote: »
    I had the cash card account and was not able to get contactless in June last year. I had to open a current account to get contactless. It may have changed their policy but I'd be surprised.

    Not really surprising. Barclaycard PayTags use online contactless and so do prepaid contactless cards. No reason they can't have it on their debit cards as well.
  • TheEffect
    TheEffect Posts: 2,293 Forumite
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    dr_adidas01 wrote: »
    Yours is the ofline card which means that it when you use it in a chip and pin device it doesn't have to dial home and check that funds are available before payment is authorised.

    Interestingly, the Contactless on my online card works on London Buses (tried it today). The buses do not have a live feed to the banks, so wasn't expecting it to work.
  • reclusive46
    reclusive46 Posts: 2,698 Forumite
    TheEffect wrote: »
    Interestingly, the Contactless on my online card works on London Buses (tried it today). The buses do not have a live feed to the banks, so wasn't expecting it to work.

    BarclayCard has a special agreement with TFL I think because the PayTags go online as well and they work on the buses (But don't go online).
  • pmduk
    pmduk Posts: 10,684 Forumite
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    Interestingly, the Barclays website still states these cards are only issued on the Bank Account and Premier Current Account.
  • kpearsoncj
    kpearsoncj Posts: 248 Forumite
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    they confirmd it to me on the live chat
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