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Orange and Barclaycard announce joint contactless credit card

Monday, January 11, 2010

Orange and Barclaycard customers now have the option utilizing a new contactless credit card. The launch of the Orange Credit Card is the latest step in Orange and Barclaycard’s partnership aimed at introducing a range of mobile, financial and payment services to evolve the way consumers make payment transactions in the UK.

The card features contactless technology, budget manager and spend controls which can be managed and accessed via mobile phone.

This move is the next step in the partnership between Orange and Barclaycard to deliver contactless mobile payments [end] 

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