Barclaycard have put together a microsite and posted a “mockumentary” on Youtube to show how payments have changed over the ages.
The site charts the changes from bartering to shekels, ending up at contactless payments, and has been developed to plug their latest contactless payment scheme. Over 50,000 stores, including Pret a Manger, Subway and Eat, are participating in Barclay’s and Barlcaycard’s trial which aims to cut cueing and reduce the cost of card transactions.
What can we say about the video? Well, beware, it contains a “star” of one of those “structured reality” shows shown on E4 or something, so if you’re not a fan of those sorts of show, then it’s probably worth avoiding.