What the FinTech? | S.3 Episode 18 | Online payments and personalisation
In this episode of the podcast, we’re joined by Kirsty Morris, managing director at Barclaycard Payments.
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Contactless usage surges to 88.6% of in-store card transactions
The over-65s were most likely to embrace the technology for the first time.
Swift names Nick Kerigan as new head of innovation execution
Kerigan was previously the managing director for Future Payments at Barclaycard.
FreedomPay partners with Barclaycard
FreedomPay activates its Commerce Platform solution for Barclaycard customers.
Barclaycard and SAP extend partnership to combine Commerce Cloud and Smartpay
This is the second integration of systems between the pair.
Five ways to streamline your online checkout process
The commercial case for streamlining the online payments process is clear.
A look ahead to strong customer authentication
It’s vital that we use the year ahead to invest in long-term consumer testing.
Barclaycard brings Alipay payments to UK retailers
To cater to the many Chinese Alipay users.
PFS acquires Barclaycard prepaid card portfolio
Plans to offer an “enhanced” service to payroll and corporate clients.
Barclaycard says rock me Amadeus for travel payments
Amadeus’ customers will get access to virtual cards solution, Precisionpay.
Barclaycard teams with SAP for precise corporate payments
Brings procurement and payment together in one place, Ariba Network.
Barclaycard wakes up to Costa Coffee’s contactless cup
UK’s first reusable coffee cup with integrated contactless payment technology.
Invisible payments: finding success in a convenience-driven market
What gives innovations staying power in the payment industry?
Barclaycard hunts for fintech and innovation director
Wants uplift and acceleration.
bPay teams with seven brands to launch contactless payment watches
Contactless watches for every taste.
Forget foodtech and retailtech, dinetech may be the next big thing
Devie Mohan’s thoughts on the new “Dine and Dash” offering from Barclaycard.
Dine and dash with Barclaycard payments trial
Launch partner Prezzo to host solution in London restaurant.
Top five lendtech stories in 2017
Lend us your time, with a quick look at 2017 with Banking Technology’s top five lendtech stories.
Top ten digital bank initiatives in 2017
Look back at some of the major digital bank initiatives in 2017, with Banking Technology’s top ten.
Payments: contactless charitable cases
Charities large and small are waking up to the need to embrace contactless payments. Banking Technology looks at the drivers, challenges and opportunities.
Convenience versus control: getting the balance right
Nick Kerigan, MD of Future Payments at Barclaycard, looks at how innovation is helping the payment industry to balance offering seamless payments with keeping people in control of their money.
Barclaycard building digital bank in US
Barclaycard is rebranding itself to Barclays in the US as part of its retail digital banking strategy in 2018.
Timex and Barclaycard collaborate to create contactless payment watch
Timex and Barclaycard have partnered in true style to produce a new range of contactless payment watches. The Fairfield Contactless promises to be a perfect fusion of style and smart functionality. Coming in at a retail price of £159, it’s all about the leather bPay embedded strap, which brings wearable technology to the wrist. bPay […]
Barclaycard pilots Alipay payments in eight retail stores across UK
EXCLUSIVE: Barclaycard is launching a pilot that enables merchants in the UK to accept in-store Alipay transactions. The pilot will commence on 14 August 2017 in eight retail stores across the UK, with Barclaycard providing the POS solution for payments via Alipay.
The Monday mindset: 19 June 2017
Fintech zeitgeist! Every Monday, we might look back at last week; look ahead to this week; share a few thoughts (our own or others); or discuss anything that catches our eye. This week, Anita Liu Harvey, VP for strategy and innovation at Barclaycard, fires us in the direction of “the magic bullets of future retail”. […]
Till left with no part in Barclaycard pocket checkout
Barclaycard has begun trialling a new payment concept that lets consumers scan and pay for their shopping using their smartphone, without the need to visit a physical checkout. Called Grab+Go, it’s the firm’s plan to turn a smartphone into a “pocket checkout”, allowing users to scan the items they want to buy as they pick […]
Barclaycard gets Uber momentum
Barclaycard and Uber have agreed a new commercial agreement that will see Barclaycard customers get “exclusive offers” when they use their personal card to pay for their Uber rides. The deal means Barclaycard’s personal credit card customers can get a free Uber ride, up to the value of £15, for every ten that they take […]
bPay jewel in the crown for Barclaycard payments
Barclaycard has signed two new bPay partnerships to embed contactless payment technology in watches and jewellery in the UK. The agreements are also designed to complement bPay’s proprietary range – which comprises a wristband, fob, sticker and loop – and the existing partnerships that already see the technology, which is powered by Visa, embedded within […]
Top fintech stories this week – 24 February 2017
Catch up on Banking Technology’s top five fintech stories of the week – all in one place! IBM and Northern Trust debut blockchain for private equity Uses the Hyperledger Fabric. Visa opens new innovation centre in London It’s the latest and largest one. Digital gets a spurt with Natwest and RBS experts Every branch gets […]
Barclaycard strikes new payments deal with TfL
Barclaycard has retained its contract to provide payment solutions to Transport for London (TfL) in the UK for another seven years, with an option to extend for a further three years. TfL and Barclaycard have worked together for two decades, and the former is expanding its network. We assume that Barclaycard didn’t go on strike […]
Barclaycard teams with VocaLink for mobile payments
Barclaycard is partnering with VocaLink to enable its merchants to accept mobile payments through Pay by Bank app. Pay by Bank app, created by VocaLink’s payment innovation team Zapp, will allow shoppers to pay for goods and services on a mobile device, without the need to enter credit or debit card details. Rajiv Garodia, managing […]
Barclaycard trials contactless donations to tap into £80m shortfall
Barclaycard is trialling contactless donations as it says charities may be missing out on more than £80 million each year by only accepting cash donations. According to its research, four in ten (42%) Brits say they carry less cash now than they did three years ago. While, one in seven (15%) people admit to walking […]
Barclaycard breakthrough boosts UK boozer business
Pay @ Pump is a self-service beer pump that you can pay for contactlessly with your phone, enabling punters to get drunk more quickly than ever before, reports Scott Bicheno at Telecoms.com. The innovation was inspired by Barclaycard’s empathy for UK boozers who often have to wait for minutes for their next fix of lovely, […]
Can banking “catch” the Pokémon bug?
Pokémon Go has taken the globe by storm, capturing the hearts and minds of adults and children alike in their endeavours to “catch ‘em all” in the latest version of the popular computer game, which builds cutting edge augmented reality (AR) technology into its original gameplay. What can banks learn from it?
Consumer payments: the contactless landscape
Nick Kerigan, managing director of future payments at Barclaycard, lends his expert view on the changing consumer payment landscape and maps the journey to contactless card payments and beyond. Kerigan leads the team that looks at payment and competitor intelligence, and is responsible for driving innovation across Barclaycard. Last year was a milestone in UK […]
Contactless payments set to boom as limit rises to £30
More than £2.5 billion was spent in the UK using contactless cards in the first half of 2015 and this is likely to increase even more as the upper limit for contactless payments increases from £20 to £30 from today.
Isis aims to breathe new life into US mobile wallet market
The latest version of the telco-backed Isis mobile wallet service has been launched across the US, following 18 months of testing in Texas and Utah by owners AT&T Mobility, T-Mobile USA and Verizon Wireless.
