Barclaycard Customers Stay Alert to Spending With mybarclaycard

LONDON, July 22, 2010 - mybarclaycard, the next-generation online account servicing
system offered to Barclaycard customers, will now provide SMS and email
alerts to enable customers to keep on top of their spending when out and
about.

The new service offers Barclaycard customers the choice of up
to six alerts:

    - Account balance

    - Notification of statements posted online

    - Payments due

    - Payments received

    - Spending limit reached

    - Balance limit

One set of alerts is available for every credit card
(www.barclaycard.co.uk/) account, allowing customers complete control
and flexibility over how they manage their finances. Customers opt in for
these free alerts if they wish to receive them, and can select the ones they
feel are most relevant to them. They also have the option to set their own
spending limits, and to choose whether to receive full alerts via email, or
SMS alerts containing a link to the online system and a description of the
alert in question.

mybarclaycard (www.barclaycard.co.uk/mybarclaycard/)
alerts are the latest addition to Barclaycard's range of online services, and
form part of Barclaycard's wider strategy to encourage customers to try
paperless email and SMS in place of traditional channels. By offering a
proactive electronic alerts system, mybarclaycard now offers additional
support to customers who might otherwise be reluctant to go paperless.

mybarclaycard is the next generation of online card and
banking services, offering customers new ways to interpret and manage their
spending. It enables customers to personalise their pages, and offers visual
representations of spend to make card management easier.

In addition to mybarclaycard, Barclaycard customers can also
take advantage of Barclaycard Freedom, the broadest rewards scheme in the UK,
which allows customers to earn and redeem Reward Money in pounds and pence in
thousands of retailers across the UK without the need to carry additional
cards or vouchers. Customers also enjoy the flexibility of contactless
technology: payments of GBP15 and under can be made with just a simple swipe;
all backed up by Barclaycard's advanced security and fraud prevention
measures.

Barclaycard Unwind offers Barclaycard holders exclusive
discounts and pre-sale access to gig tickets as well as private sessions with
top UK artists, competitions and up to the minute music news. As part of
Barclaycard Unwind, Barclaycard is the title sponsor of the Mercury Music
Prize and the Wireless festival, and has recently announced a partnership
with Wembley Arena, which is now to be known as 'Wembley Arena, a Barclaycard
Unwind Venue'.

About Barclaycard

Barclaycard, part of Barclays Global Retail Banking division,
is a leading global payment business which helps consumers, retailers and
businesses to make and accept payments (
www.barclaycard.co.uk/business/accepting-payments/) flexibly, and to
access short-term credit when needed.

The company is one of the pioneers of new forms of payments
and is at the forefront of developing viable contactless and mobile payment
schemes for today and cutting edge forms of payment for the future. It also
issues charge and credit cards (
www.barclaycard.co.uk/personal-home/cards/index.html) to corporate
customers and the UK Government. Barclaycard partners with a wide range of
organisations across the globe to offer their customers or members payment
options, credit and balance transfers (
www.barclaycard.co.uk/personal-home/cards/balance-transfer/index.html
).

In addition to the UK, Barclaycard operates in the United
States, Europe, Africa and the Middle and Far East.

    Key facts published in February 2010:

    - number of UK customers: 10.4m

    - number of International customers: 10.8m

    - number of retailer/merchant relationships: 87,000

    PR Contact:
    Andrew Bond
    Barclaycard Press Office
    Barclaycard
    1234 Pavilion Drive
    Northampton
    NN4 7SG
    +44(0)1604-251229
    www.barclaycard.co.uk

PR Contact: Andrew Bond, Barclaycard Press Office, Barclaycard, 1234 Pavilion Drive,
Northampton, NN4 7SG, +44(0)1604-251229