Barclays has announced that its Pingit service is now available to all of its customers. The service allows customers to send payments via mobile phone and means users do not have to share their bank account details to complete a transaction. All you need to be able to use the service is a mobile phone and a UK current account; users have to be aged sixteen years or over.
Pingit was first made available in February and was downloaded 400,000 within the first eight weeks of its launch. Barclays says that the service is popular with eBay sellers and small businesses, allowing them to use Pingit as opposed to other payment methods such as cheques, credit cards or money transfers.
As well as making the service available to non-Barclays' customers, the banking chain plans to make more improvements to Pingit in the coming months.
People can download the Pingit app from Apple App Store, BlackBerry App World and Android Market. Customers without access to a smart phone can register online to use the service.
Commenting in a press release Antony Jenkins, Chief Executive, Retail and Business Banking, Barclays, said:
"Barclays Pingit is proving to be more popular than even we were expecting and from today the customers of all UK banks and building societies can also benefit. The ability to make simple payments to whoever they want, wherever they are, instantly and securely, is making many people's lives much easier."
"Barclays Pingit is potentially a revolution in banking but this is just the beginning. We are listening to customer feedback and monitoring the demand for additional functionality so there's a lot more to come over the next few months."
Pingit was first made available in February and was downloaded 400,000 within the first eight weeks of its launch. Barclays says that the service is popular with eBay sellers and small businesses, allowing them to use Pingit as opposed to other payment methods such as cheques, credit cards or money transfers.
As well as making the service available to non-Barclays' customers, the banking chain plans to make more improvements to Pingit in the coming months.
People can download the Pingit app from Apple App Store, BlackBerry App World and Android Market. Customers without access to a smart phone can register online to use the service.
Commenting in a press release Antony Jenkins, Chief Executive, Retail and Business Banking, Barclays, said:
"Barclays Pingit is proving to be more popular than even we were expecting and from today the customers of all UK banks and building societies can also benefit. The ability to make simple payments to whoever they want, wherever they are, instantly and securely, is making many people's lives much easier."
"Barclays Pingit is potentially a revolution in banking but this is just the beginning. We are listening to customer feedback and monitoring the demand for additional functionality so there's a lot more to come over the next few months."
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