The Barclays and other non-Lloyds/TSB Bank thread

[thegeek]

Pleased to see that Barclaycards can finally be used with Google Pay/Google Wallet. It's been a long wait...

I've had an email from them to that effect, but when I try to add my card (the basic Avios one), get a "this card can't be set up for contactless payments" error.

Barclaycard, and I think Amex, both had their own contactless payments available on Android at one point - I don't think the latter was ever not available on Google Pay though.

[scottishtv]

I've had an email from them to that effect, but when I try to add my card (the basic Avios one), get a "this card can't be set up for contactless payments" error.

That's a shame. Seems they don't support Google Pay/Wallet for their Mastercard cards, according to their Twitter.

I have a Barclaycard Cashback card (they gave them to former Egg customers when they bought their credit card business). It's a Visa card so does work. I'm half-expecting an email one day to say they're getting rid of that product all together though.

[Critique]

For the longest time my local high street Barclays has, for some reason, had very visible 24 hour staffing. As far as I’m aware, it’s not a branch that has been prone to a spate of daring bank heists, nor is it a branch in a ‘dangerous’ area, and yet a security guard has been sat in the lobby day or night, rain or shine, for at least a year or so now.

That is, until last week, when the visible security presence suddenly disappeared. This isn’t normal practice, right?!

[WillPS]

For the longest time my local high street Barclays has, for some reason, had very visible 24 hour staffing. As far as I’m aware, it’s not a branch that has been prone to a spate of daring bank heists, nor is it a branch in a ‘dangerous’ area, and yet a security guard has been sat in the lobby day or night, rain or shine, for at least a year or so now.

That is, until last week, when the visible security presence suddenly disappeared. This isn’t normal practice, right?!

I would guess something to do with safe custody, but that sounds very odd I must say.

[Martin Phillp]

Barclays in Tottenham Court Road is finally closing on the 10th January 2025.

There's still no confirmed opening date for the reopening of Oxford Circus which is supposed to cover the closure of TCR.