Random Characters on Barclays Cheques.

pjamaman · 19 June 2018 at 8:28PM

My wife recently received a new chequebook from Barclays Bank. In addition to the usual cheque number, account number, and sort code, there is a string of apparently random characters at the bottom of each cheque. For example:

6A&VBGDYJJK?
R!CHJUGH=8K
>MUIKJL$KLM

I have searched online and found next to nothing. Does anyone know the purpose of these characters? Thanks.

le_loup · 19 June 2018 at 8:44PM

Oh! Thank you. You have just given me all your account details and password - so now all that you have is mine. TeHe.

jonesMUFCforever · 19 June 2018 at 9:26PM

They will help with the introduction of paying in cheques via taking a photo on your banking app.
Don't know what they mean - sorry.

It is not just Barclays all cheque books issued by UK banks have had them for some time.

Flobberchops · 19 June 2018 at 10:44PM

It's a security feature I think.

mije1983 · 20 June 2018 at 12:49AM

pjamaman wrote: »

Does anyone know the purpose of these characters?

Barclays would I imagine

Edi81 · 20 June 2018 at 6:06AM

Good shout on fb

Edi81 · 20 June 2018 at 6:07AM

Good shout on the new ways to pay in cheques.
Don’t even know where my cheque book is!

Random Characters on Barclays Cheques.

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