Barclaycard VISA on google pay still no solution since 2018

NorwichMan

Well, I wanted to pay with my Barclaycard in the supermarket earlier. If it was on my phone I would have done so, but at the checkout I realised I didn't have the card with me, so had to pay with another card. With me, at least, they are losing some spending by not being on Google pay.

WillPS

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mrg9999 said:

SuperAllyB said:

It's definitely frustrating that they have never got this sorted, just is it really such a hardship to carry the physical card?

Benefits of using a phone/watch - it can be locked and the payment "card" frozen when not in use.

A physical card can be lost, stolen, details "shoulder surfed", physically removed; used fraudulently and replaced and is IMO a much riskier device these days.
I've used my phone/watch exclusively since January 2023 and haven't had a single problem re fraud.

Your card won't run out of battery, nor will the software or the device have a chance of flaking out.

You've never had a chip on a physical card die? I've had that a handful of times. Once in the early days when shops would still swipe and sign if you asked them to, but since then you're stuck for that particular card (Google/Apple Pay is a useful backup!).