Barclays issues contactless cards for business clients

Move is part of bank's drive to have all customers using the "touch-and-go" technology

Barclaycard and Barclays are keen proponents of contactless payment technology

Barclays business customers are receiving new or re-issued contactless cards from this month.

This is part of the bank's drive to replace its portfolio with cards enabled with the "touch-and-go" technology, which allows customers to pay for low value purchases by holding the card over a reader, without the need for a PIN code.

Since Barclays introduced contactless payment technology in 2007, over six million customers have been issued with a contactless-enabled Barclays Visa debit card or Barclaycard credit card.

And the limit for such transactions has recently increased from £10 to £15, thereby increasing the appeal of the technology for retailers.

"We work with a large number of small and medium businesses in the UK so we have a good understanding of their day-to-day banking needs," said head of debit cards for Barclays, Brian Cunnington, in a statement.