Best Commercial Credit Card Issuer at 2010 Cards International Awards
Barclaycard has been awarded two prizes at the 2010 Cards International Awards for its Visa CodeSure card and its innovative loyalty programme, Barclaycard Freedom.
Barclaycard Freedom (www.barclaycardfreedom.co.uk) is the broadest retail rewards scheme the UK has ever known: a rewards coalition of unprecedented size and scope which opened loyalty up to small retailers alongside household names. Barclaycard Freedom was automatically available to eight million Barclaycard holders at launch on 17 March 2010, and more than 30,000 retailers of all sizes were invited to be partners in the scheme. It is a first in the UK market, bringing a new level of simplicity and convenience to the concept of loyalty and rewards.
Barclaycard Commercial’s Visa CodeSure Card is an industry first which expands card functionality beyond payment. The card combines a standard Visa corporate charge card with additional identity protection functionalities. A keypad, LCD screen and battery are embedded into the back of each card, allowing it to become the platform for secure applications such as extranet access.
