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Barclaycard to Shut Web Servicing and Shift Customers to App in June 2026

Campaigners warn the app-only push could exclude older people who do not use smartphones.

Overview

  • Barclaycard, which notified customers this week, will close its dedicated online servicing in June 2026 and direct people to manage accounts in the Barclaycard app.
  • The notice reported by regional outlets said customers will no longer be able to view statements and documents on a computer once the web portal closes.
  • Barclays said it is replacing the dedicated Barclaycard website with account servicing through Barclays online banking and that customers can also use the apps, telephone banking, or branches.
  • The bank told customers the change will not affect their account or how they use their card, though the move has drawn complaints from users on social media.
  • Dennis Reed of Silver Voices called the plan discriminatory toward older people and urged government action, echoing wider concern as branch closures and low online uptake among over-65s make access to banking harder.