We need to let you know that Barclaycard Cashback Rewards is closing on 1 October 2025. You can continue to earn and redeem cashback until then.
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Weāre relaunching our Barclaycard Cashback Rewards service in the app and changing the name to Barclays Cashback Rewards. Keep an eye on your inbox for more news and updates soon.
Just bear with us while weāre getting the new service ready for you ā there will be a three to four week period from when the current service closes on 1 October 2025 where you wonāt be able to earn cashback with your Barclaycard."
Itās an odd framing - Barclays Cashback Rewards actually already exists, for the debit cards, as part of the Blue Rewards package. Presumably the idea is to consolidate the systems/logins.
Iām hoping they donāt force CC users to sign up to that as it has a Ā£5 fee and is terrible value.
But yeah I have the same system via Natwest and RBS, and also my Virgin Money debit card, weirdly I get more offers on those than Barclaycard usually.
Upgraded to Premier to see if I could get Avios Rewards and get the bonus. It worked but it also said Iād be issued a new card, problem is Iām moving in a few days (I thought it would just give me the option for a new card and I could decline). What should I do?
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They can give you the card details and you add it to mobile wallet and use before it arrives.
Set up mail redirection, though may take a few days to kick in. Donāt choose the option to let senders know youāve moved as Barclays will likely close your account assuming fraud.
How do Barclayās compare to a bank like NatWest these days? Are the high street banks mostly the same? Iāve been with NatWest since 2011 but I am considering opening an account with Barclayās as they appear to be the only UK bank that still do bankers draftsā¦ (I have a niche reason to need one 3-4 times a year, and NatWest stopped doing them as of last month.)
Thanks for the info, Iād likely only use the account for the bankers drafts, so I wouldnāt actually need the app at all (Iād send the money from my NatWest and then Iād have to go into a branch to get the bankers draft). Though I do see the Blue account comes with AppleTV and decent savings accounts for only Ā£5/month, hmmā¦..
Barclays app is nothing in comparison to NatWest, who id say had the best app across all high street banks, LBG second.
The Barclays app works itās just sluggish, notifications arenāt instant and donāt come with sound, spending analytics is decent though. Having worked for them; they heavily rely on branch activity which is a shame (especially if you get locked out for some reason).
Probably worth just opening an account for your specific reasoning, however Iād not want all in with Barclays given their reluctance to move into a more modern app experience.
Sadly while the salary requirement would not be an issue, I get paid in USD to a US account so unless Barclayās are willing to accept uneven Wise transfers as my āsalaryā I donāt think that would work!
Gotcha, I should probably do as you say and just stick with a current account solely as a means to get bankers draftsā¦ 4.36% on the rainy day saver is appealing though (when Iām only getting 3.5% from Monzoā¦)
Oh really? Do you know if NatWestās Premier account is the same? I know their requirements are higher (Ā£100k single/Ā£120k joint) but if they also just want that amount paid into the account over the year that is interestingā¦ Iād have to shift a larger percentage of my income over here each month (right now about 20% stays in USD for USD things) but if I move a higher percentage and they count benefits like education allowances (which come in and leave within days) then Iād qualifyā¦
No idea on Natwest sorry, only know about Barclays as I used to get paid in to Monzo then move it between Barclays and Lloyds to qualify for Premier and Club Lloyds.
