Barclays Contactless

[Smit]

Had one from the Halifax for ages now but no where to use it as of yet.

 

[Steve2000]

Don't you still have to enter your pin, thus making contact with the machine?

 

[semi-pro waster]

I didnt even know they where in production

You must've missed the adverts of the guy on a rollercoaster going in to work and picking up his coffee showing off the contactless payment then - looks like a lot of fun really, at least the rollercoaster bit of it.

I'm not convinced that contactless payments are a particularly good idea yet, I can appreciate for certain circumstances they work well but there's something about them that makes me feel a bit uncomfortable. I know that the RFID chips used usually have a very short range (a couple of cm or so) but the idea of transmitting data for payment or any other information about me even for short distances doesn't sit too well with me.

 

[Wyrdo]

Don't you still have to enter your pin, thus making contact with the machine?

Nope

It only works for transactions under £15

 

[Deleted member 651465]

Barclays sent me a letter saying I was getting a contactless card when mine expires.

Not particularly happy with it as security is important to me, but I can see where it would come in handy at the supermarket (I buy lunch there everyday).

 

[kiteloopy]

Bit like the Oyster card isn't it?

Would be great to be able to use your Oyster credit to buy sweets etc in the shop.

some have oyster cards built in.

contactless credit card + oyster in one.