Barclays pilots cash withdrawals using NFC mobile phones and contactless cards

UK bank Barclays has begun piloting a contactless mobile cash service that will enable customers to withdraw cash with a tap of their NFC mobile phones or contactless debit card. The service is scheduled to be rolled out to more than 180 bank branches in the new year, and will be enabled on more than 600 in-branch machines. Customers will be able to pre-select the amount they want to withdraw through the Barclays Mobile Banking app and then tap their phone on the contactless reader to withdraw their cash within 30 seconds.