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Barclays bank branches to offer free WiFi via BT

Barclays bank branches to offer free WiFi via BT

Barclays is to offer free WiFi in over 1,500 of its UK bank branches, enabling customers and visitors to connect to the internet.

The service was initially trialled in three Barclays branches and has now been installed in over 800 banks. WiFi in the remaining Barclays branches will go live within the next few weeks.

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Payment by mobile phone number expected to be accepted on most UK accounts next year

Financial institutions representing 90% of all current accounts in the UK have committed to launching a new mobile payment service in spring next year.

Customers will be able to make payments by quoting the recipient’s mobile phone number instead of their bank sort code and account number.

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Recognition of contactless payments almost doubles in the UK

Recognition of contactless payments almost doubles in the UK

84% now recognise the contactless payment symbol

Credit card business Barclaycard has published new research showing that most British people now recognise the symbol for contactless payments.

84% can identify the symbol for paying via contactless card or NFC mobile phone, which is almost double the figure from a year ago.

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Barclaycard offers stick-on NFC credit card for 'mobile' payments

Barclaycard, part of Barclays Retail and Business Banking, has launched a new way for UK customers to pay with their mobile phones. It’s called Barclaycard PayTag and is effectively a small NFC credit card that can be stuck to the back of a mobile handset.

The sticker will operate as an additional card on a Barclaycard customer’s existing account.

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This week's podcast... including Nokia's disappointments and Sony's transformation plans

In this week’s podcast from The Fonecast we start by discussing Nokia’s results warning and Sony’s job cuts.

However it’s not all bad news, with the roll-out of Barclays Pingit and Google’s latest figures providing some cheer.

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