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How to register the Barclays app

We've got a number of ways to get you set up and running. The quickest and easiest way is to use your PINsentry card reader. If you don’t have a PINsentry, you will need an activation code.

Register with a PINsentry

Step 1

  • On the 'Your details' page, select 'Enter your bank account details' and then 'Continue'
  • Then select 'PINsentry card reader' from the options available to you.

Step 2

  • Enter and confirm your mobile phone number
  • Enter your sort code and account number
  • Swipe upwards on your screen to see the next set of boxes and enter your full name
  • Carefully read through the terms and conditions.

Step 3

  • To link your mobile phone to the app, you'll receive a text message containing a six-digit code
  • Leave the Barclays app and go to your text messages
  • The message sender shows as Barclays. Make a note of the six-digit code.

Step 4

  • Log into the Barclays app
  • Enter your five-digit passcode created earlier and tap 'Continue' on the 'Link Your Mobile' screen
  • Enter the six-digit code we sent you via text message
  • When you have entered the code, press 'Verify' to continue.

Step 5

  • On the 'Verifying account' page select 'PINsentry card reader' from the options available to you.

Step 6

  • Use your PINsentry and debit card to generate a verification code
  • Enter the last four-digits of the long number on the front of your Barclays debit card
  • Insert your debit card into your PINsentry device
  • Press the 'Respond' button
  • Enter your PIN that you use in the cash machine or at the shops
  • Enter the eight-digit number displayed in the app into your PINsentry
  • Enter the eight-digit code displayed on your PINsentry and press 'Verify' to continue.

Step 7

  • You will receive confirmation that you have finished and can press 'Continue' to begin using the app.

Register with an activation code

Step 1

  • Download the Barclays app and follow the in-app guide to the 'Verify Your Details' page
  • When you reach the 'Verify Your Details' page, call us on 01624 684 444* (personal) +44 (0) 1624 684 684+ (Business) to obtain the app activation code. Alternatively, visit any Barclays cash machine or branch to obtain your code. For business customers, you can only get a app registration code from our branch or by calling us – not through a Barclays ATM
  • This can only be used once and is valid for 24 hours; if you do not use it within that time, you will need to request another one.

Step 2

  • Enter your eight-digit activation code.

Step 3

  • Enter and confirm the mobile phone number you used to obtain your activation code
  • Carefully check that the details you have inserted are correct
  • Carefully read through the terms and conditions.

Step 4

  • To link your mobile phone to the app, you will receive a text message containing a six-digit code
  • Leave the app and go to your text messages. The message sender shows as Barclays
  • Make a note of the six-digit code.

Step 5

  • Log into the Barclays app
  • Enter your five-digit passcode created earlier and tap 'Continue' on the link your mobile screen
  • Enter the six-digit code we sent you via text message
  • When you have entered the code, press 'Verify' to continue.

Step 6

  • You will receive confirmation that you have finished and can press 'Continue' to begin using the app.