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How to use Barclaycard PayTag


How to use it
Barclaycard PayTag is a handy little sticker that can turn any mobile phone into a new way to make contactless payments in seconds. So now, there’s no need to fumble with cash, enter a PIN, or even find your card.
Find out how a Barclaycard PayTag is created - PayTag Production Process
 
  • Wireless symbol

    1. Look for the contactless symbol

  • 20 pound price tag

    2. Pay for things £20 and under   

  • Mobile and reader

    3. Simply hold your PayTag within 4cm of the reader

  • Mobile and reader

    4. Look for the green light to show your payment is approved

 
Is it secure?
If you lose your PayTag or it gets stolen, you’ll be protected against fraudulent activity, in just the same way as with your contactless card.
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*Date subject to change, may differ for non-Barclaycard readers.

Where to use it
From your first morning coffee to your late taxi home, you can use contactless at all of these popular retailers and many more, wherever you see the contactless symbol.
  • Subway - eat fresh
  • McDonalds
  • thames clippers
  • Pret
  • EAT
  • Wembley Arena
  • the Slug and Lettuce
  • Crussh
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    Make payments of £20 and under

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    150,000 contactless payment readers across the UK by the end of 2012