Touch-and-pay credit card soon at Coffee Republic

15 August 2007

Barclays has signed up more than 1,000 London shops to accept a touch-and-pay credit card, the bank says.

Chains such as Coffee Republic and Eat will be some of the first to accept the contactless Barclaycard credit card, which will be launched in September.

The idea is inspired by the Oyster payment method adopted by Transport for London, in which commuters press a small card against a special pad.

The card combines chip-and-pin technology with the Oyster travelcard.

The card, called Barclaycard OnePulse, can be used to pay for items costing less than £10 without using a four-digit Pin number or signing for purchases. Any transaction over £10, however, will still need a Pin to verify it.