Barclaycard Customers Stay Alert To Spending With mybarclaycard
Released on: July 22, 2010, 6:28 am
Author: Barclaycard
Industry: Financial
mybarclaycard, the next-generation online account servicing
system offered to Barclaycard customers, will now provide SMS and email
alerts to enable customers to keep on top of their spending when out
and about.
The new service offers Barclaycard customers the choice of up to six alerts:
- Account balance
- Notification of statements posted online
- Payments due
- Payments received
- Spending limit reached
- Balance limit
One set of alerts is available for every credit card account, allowing customers complete control and flexibility over how they manage
their finances. Customers opt in for these free alerts if they wish to receive them,
and can select the ones they feel are most relevant to them. They also have the
option to set their own spending limits, and to choose whether to receive full
alerts via email, or SMS alerts containing a link to the online system and a
description of the alert in question.
mybarclaycard alerts are the latest
addition to Barclaycard's range of online services, and form part of Barclaycard’s
wider strategy to encourage customers to try paperless email and SMS in place of
traditional channels. By offering a proactive electronic alerts system,
mybarclaycard now offers additional support to customers who might otherwise be
reluctant to go paperless.
mybarclaycard is the next generation of online card and banking services, offering
customers new ways to interpret and manage their spending. It enables customers to
personalise their pages, and offers visual representations of spend to make card
management easier.
In addition to mybarclaycard, Barclaycard customers can also take advantage of
Barclaycard Freedom, the broadest rewards scheme in the UK, which allows customers
to earn and redeem Reward Money in pounds and pence in thousands of retailers across
the UK without the need to carry additional cards or vouchers. Customers also enjoy
the flexibility of contactless technology: payments of £15 and under can be made
with just a simple swipe; all backed up by Barclaycard's advanced security and
fraud prevention measures.
Barclaycard Unwind offers Barclaycard holders exclusive discounts and pre-sale
access to gig tickets as well as private sessions with top UK artists, competitions
and up to the minute music news. As part of Barclaycard Unwind, Barclaycard is the
title sponsor of the Mercury Music Prize and the Wireless festival, and has recently
announced a partnership with Wembley Arena, which is now to be known as ‘Wembley
Arena, a Barclaycard Unwind Venue’.
- Ends-
About Barclaycard
Barclaycard, part of Barclays Global Retail Banking division, is a leading global
payment business which helps consumers, retailers and businesses to make and accept
payments flexibly, and
to access short-term credit when needed.
The company is one of the pioneers of new forms of payments and is at the forefront
of developing viable contactless and mobile payment schemes for today and cutting
edge forms of payment for the future. It also issues charge and credit cards to corporate
customers and the UK Government. Barclaycard partners with a wide range of
organisations across the globe to offer their customers or members payment options,
credit and balance transfers.
In addition to the UK, Barclaycard operates in the United States, Europe, Africa and
the Middle and Far East.
Key facts published in February 2010:
- number of UK customers: 10.4m
- number of International customers: 10.8m
- number of retailer/merchant relationships: 87,000
PR Contact:
Andrew Bond
Barclaycard Press Office
Barclaycard
1234 Pavilion Drive
Northampton
NN4 7SG
01604 251229
www.barclaycard.co.uk
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