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Barclaycard: Initial credit card (discontinued) reviews

Name: Initial credit card (discontinued)
Rating: 3.60 (122 reviews)

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3.60

Based on 122 reviews, last reviewed 17th Apr 2026

200% increase in 5 star reviews

in the past 90 days

No new 1 star reviews

in the past 90 days

60%

17%

11%

Latest highest rating:

5

Excellent company Realy easy to apply i received my decision very quickly. There customer service team are helpful Reviewed on: 17th April 2026

Latest lowest rating:

2

Inflexible I found them inflexible and unhelpful dealing with issues. If you have financial difficulties there is no flexibility Reviewed on: 16th April 2026

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Barclaycard stopped issuing the Barclaycard Initial credit card to new customers in 2017.

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Barclaycard Initial credit card (discontinued) reviews (122)

Good card for building credit

I have had this card for about 5 years now and it has been a pleasure to use. Highly recommended for people new to credit cards. It can be linked to Barclaycard Cashback Rewards for % back on various purchases. Reviewed on: 13th June 2023

a good start

there isn't many cards our there to assist with people who just started working on their credit reports. Reviewed on: 31st May 2023

Always good

Easy to use every people good service and respect all customer hearing Reviewed on: 11th April 2023

easy app to use

this is a good app easy to use and very convenient Reviewed on: 11th April 2023

Still standing strong

The oldest credit card out there and still going strong. The company is smart and innovative and intelligent. Reviewed on: 11th April 2023

Gets the job done!

Basic credit card, good customer service, easy and quick to pay off! Reviewed on: 10th April 2023

Excellent service

Never have a problem staff always cheerful and friendly and helpful Reviewed on: 5th April 2023

Good credit card for emergency payments

This card is very good,great for emergency payments,the fees are ok (low) for me and they will raise the limit in a short time and can be double or triple depends on you and your payments I think so. It is worthy,helpful and understandable plus easy to use Thank you Barclay's Reviewed on: 3rd April 2023

Ok service, some issues with app

Ok service, some issues with app Reviewed on: 30th March 2023

bad app good product

although the app is mostly not functional, the card itself is ok Reviewed on: 30th March 2023

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