Barclaycard contactless Android & Google Pay

ultrasilva

Hi all. I received a message in my Barclays app saying that the contactless payments feature through the Barclays app will stop working on 30 June, and that the Barclays debit card can be now used with Google Pay. (Finally!)

Does anyone know if we will also be able use Google Pay with Barclaycard (the credit card)? I tried to register Barclaycard with Google Pay and it failed, it says not supported. This page www.barclaycard.co.uk/personal/customer/contactless-mobile seems to offer no alternative post 30 June which is weird. 

Thanks.

Contactless Mobile payments will close in June 2023

The Contactless Mobile payment service will close on 30 June 2023. You can register for Contactless Mobile payments and continue to make payments until the closing date.

We’ve updated our T&Cs for this change, you can view them on our dedicated page or in your Barclaycard app.

Frequently asked questions

Last updated on 26 April 2023

Do I need to do anything to prepare for the change?

You don’t need to do anything. The service will close on 30 June 2023 and you’ll be automatically deregistered.

   2. What can I use instead of Contactless Mobile payments?

If you use your credit card on the Contactless Mobile payment service, please use your plastic card for future payments.

wiseonesomeofthetime

Same question discussed here: - https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/80065244#Comment_80065244

No definitive answer there either.


Barclaycard Twitter offering no direction either. Just suggested the customer to make a complaint!!!

https://twitter.com/Barclaycard/status/1667647170311331841/

https://twitter.com/Barclaycard/status/1667647237114003456/

https://twitter.com/Barclaycard/status/1667647287835652099/

Unclaimed0362

Late update but had a conversation with Barclays customer support about this, they said they're looking at supporting Google Pay for Barclaycard but had no timeline on when that might be.

Vortigern

You can link a Curve card to your Barclaycard and use the Curve card on Google Pay. Effectively giving you Barclaycard purchases on Google Pay.

FredTrump

Vortigern said:

You can link a Curve card to your Barclaycard and use the Curve card on Google Pay. Effectively giving you Barclaycard purchases on Google Pay.

A workaround but not full protection. 

Effectivly zero S75 cover and any chargebacks go via Curve and their customer service isn't always great. 

WillPS

FredTrump said:

Vortigern said:

You can link a Curve card to your Barclaycard and use the Curve card on Google Pay. Effectively giving you Barclaycard purchases on Google Pay.

A workaround but not full protection. 

Effectivly zero S75 cover and any chargebacks go via Curve and their customer service isn't always great. 

You get equally little S75 cover with any payment under £100 via Google Pay.

GeoffTF

WillPS said:

FredTrump said:

Vortigern said:

You can link a Curve card to your Barclaycard and use the Curve card on Google Pay. Effectively giving you Barclaycard purchases on Google Pay.

A workaround but not full protection. 

Effectivly zero S75 cover and any chargebacks go via Curve and their customer service isn't always great. 

You get equally little S75 cover with any payment via Google Pay.

You do get full Section 75 cover with Google Pay:

https://www.which.co.uk/news/article/why-apple-pay-and-google-pay-are-the-safest-ways-to-spend-aRVRf4e9LmSw

WillPS

Duly edited.

FredTrump

WillPS said:

FredTrump said:

Vortigern said:

You can link a Curve card to your Barclaycard and use the Curve card on Google Pay. Effectively giving you Barclaycard purchases on Google Pay.

A workaround but not full protection. 

Effectivly zero S75 cover and any chargebacks go via Curve and their customer service isn't always great. 

You get equally little S75 cover with any payment under £100 via Google Pay.

No.

One party has the incentive to retain custom. The other doesn't. 

Curve will be making a loss on the transaction by getting debit interchange whilst paying credit interchange and doing unpaid admin at every point of the chargeback going forward.

Barclaycard will have the potential for lending money, cross selling and further interchange to make a profit.

 

WillPS

FredTrump said:

WillPS said:

FredTrump said:

Vortigern said:

You can link a Curve card to your Barclaycard and use the Curve card on Google Pay. Effectively giving you Barclaycard purchases on Google Pay.

A workaround but not full protection. 

Effectivly zero S75 cover and any chargebacks go via Curve and their customer service isn't always great. 

You get equally little S75 cover with any payment under £100 via Google Pay.

No.

One party has the incentive to retain custom. The other doesn't. 

Curve will be making a loss on the transaction by getting debit interchange whilst paying credit interchange and doing unpaid admin at every point of the chargeback going forward.

Barclaycard will have the potential for lending money, cross selling and further interchange to make a profit.

 

I agree with every word you've written, but I don't know what it has to do with my point about payments under £100 not benefitting from S75...

FredTrump

WillPS said:

FredTrump said:

WillPS said:

FredTrump said:

Vortigern said:

You can link a Curve card to your Barclaycard and use the Curve card on Google Pay. Effectively giving you Barclaycard purchases on Google Pay.

A workaround but not full protection. 

Effectivly zero S75 cover and any chargebacks go via Curve and their customer service isn't always great. 

You get equally little S75 cover with any payment under £100 via Google Pay.

No.

One party has the incentive to retain custom. The other doesn't. 

Curve will be making a loss on the transaction by getting debit interchange whilst paying credit interchange and doing unpaid admin at every point of the chargeback going forward.

Barclaycard will have the potential for lending money, cross selling and further interchange to make a profit.

 

I agree with every word you've written, but I don't know what it has to do with my point about payments under £100 not benefitting from S75...

Chargeback is ultimately a service - a profitable company and one that wants an ongoing relationship has more impetus to perform than a loss making company 😉