Campus Cards, College and University Identification and Security

Barclays offers new student package

Wednesday, July 22, 2009

One of the UK’s top banks, Barclays, is offering college students a new student package that includes insurance against fraudulent credit card use, a Visa debit card and interest-free overdraft protection up to a certain amount.

Called the Student Additions bank account, it also allows users to pay for transactions worth up to about $16 without having to insert a pin number or write their signature.

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