Barclays has announced a partnership with FinTech start-up Flux, in move that will allow the bank's 24 million customers to automatically receive digital receipts to their mobile app.

Currently eligible businesses include H&M, Schuh, Just Eat and Papa Johns.

Barclays first announced a partnership with Flux in 2017, which included a 10,000-person trial as part of Rise, it's fintech accelerator programme.

The bank took a minority stake in Flux, which was founded in 2016 by three ex-Revolut employees, as part of a $7.5 million Series A in January 2020.

Ruchir Rodrigues, global head of digital and platforms, Barclays said: “The pandemic has shown an increasing desire among consumers for the safety and security offered by a low-touch environment which digital receipts, along with other solutions such as contactless payments, enable.”

He added: “The introduction of the digital receipts feature in the Barclays app gives customers a way to conveniently get an itemised receipt of their purchase straight into their app, offering them greater control and ease when managing their money.”

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