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.