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Barclays Uber card to be discontinued...

Duke_Nukem — Tue, 10 Aug 2021 15:16:17 GMT

Credit to Doctorofcredit... link below.
https://www.doctorofcredit.com/barclays-uber-card-to-be-discontinued-replaced-with-barclays-view-card/

"Barclays has sent out a letter to Uber cardholders stating that the card will be discontinued on October 22, 2021. Cardholders will be product changed to the Barclays View card that offers the following earning rate:

3x points per $1 spent on Dining
2x points per $1 spent on streaming, internet, phone & TV
2x points per $1 spent on grocery
1x points per $1 spent on all other purchases

Uber cardholders will lose cell phone insurance and no foreign transaction fees as well. Barclays has been consolidating other cobranded cards into the View card as well (Barclays with Apple Rewards & Barclays Financing). It’s unclear if Uber will partner with another card issuer or exit the co-branded marketplace."

Re: Barclays Uber card to be discontinued...

Duke_Nukem — Tue, 10 Aug 2021 15:36:21 GMT

And a link to Barclays View Mastercard info with some FAQ's that may help some of us out.

https://cards.barclaycardus.com/banking/cards/barclaysview/

I was wondering about PCing to some other Barclays card after this transition occurs (if they allowed it), but everything in Barclays possession is very "meh"... guess I'll hold onto my neutered Uber -> View card to see if any benefits are bestowed later. I have been getting a lot of BT offers from Barclays that are decent (0% apr with a 2% fee) in case I ever need those someday.

Re: Barclays Uber card to be discontinued...

Taurus22 — Tue, 10 Aug 2021 15:45:46 GMT

Woooow! I have not received my message yet. It's no surprise they're shutting it down though. I'm sure after they nerfed the thing down to Uber Pts they probably lost 80% of the usage they would have had otherwise.

I'm already planning to grab the Elan Max Cash to replace my Phone Protection.....glad I am in a good position for this. But I'm not going to have any use for the View card. I'll have to decide later if I'm going to close it down or sock-drawer it for the CL.

Thanks for the post @Duke_Nukem

Re: Barclays Uber card to be discontinued...

Taurus22 — Tue, 10 Aug 2021 16:18:41 GMT

Yeah, I never got this letter in March (or April - July for that matter).....thanks Barclays.

For full details, including the date your account is changing, refer to the "Important Information - Your Account is Changing" letter that was mailed to you in March.

Although this card really lost the bulk of its usefulness, I guess the one positive out of this is that all my Uber Points I've accumulated by paying my phone bill for cell protection will be converted back to actual cashback.

Re: Barclays Uber card to be discontinued...

Anonymous — Tue, 10 Aug 2021 16:21:07 GMT

@Duke_Nukem wrote:
And a link to Barclays View Mastercard info with some FAQ's that may help some of us out.
https://cards.barclaycardus.com/banking/cards/barclaysview/

I was wondering about PCing to some other Barclays card after this transition occurs (if they allowed it), but everything in Barclays possession is very "meh"... guess I'll hold onto my neutered Uber -> View card to see if any benefits are bestowed later. I have been getting a lot of BT offers from Barclays that are decent (0% apr with a 2% fee) in case I ever need those someday.

Based on DPs I have sen Barclays does not allow PCs. I havent tried yet, mainly because there isn't that great of a product ofered by Barclays, imo.

Re: Barclays Uber card to be discontinued...

xenon3030 — Tue, 10 Aug 2021 17:54:26 GMT

The card was not very profitable, after switching the reward system to Uber cash only in the app (have to use it for commute or Uber eat). I think, it happened before starting the pandemic.

If you want 5% cashback on Uber, US Bank Cash+ is one of the best cards (also, BOA Cash Rewards if being platinum honor).

Before pandemic, I was using Uber in a daily basis for commute. After drastical changes in Uber policies including price increases (~30-50%), mandatory CA driver benefit fees, finally I decided to buy my own car.

Re: Barclays Uber card to be discontinued...

PNW_Hunter — Tue, 10 Aug 2021 18:08:17 GMT

I wonder if we will be able to product change to the AARP Travel Rewards card after October.

If not, I'll close mine.

Re: Barclays Uber card to be discontinued...

MrDFinance — Tue, 10 Aug 2021 18:39:21 GMT

This card was so hot and now so depressing cold .....

I didn't mind the change from cash back to Uber credits as I use Uber eats and meal delivery in general regularly but now I guess this card will be put in the card holder and used just to keep its heart pumping 😪

Re: Barclays Uber card to be discontinued...

staticvoidmain — Tue, 10 Aug 2021 19:08:24 GMT

First of all, I haven't received a notice yet.

Secondly, I am disappointed because I actually started using it for UberEats. I was about to make it into my main dining card, then decided to just close it? Oh well, from semi-useless to completely useless.

Re: Barclays Uber card to be discontinued...

MrDFinance — Tue, 10 Aug 2021 19:17:59 GMT

@staticvoidmain wrote:
First of all, I haven't received a notice yet.

Secondly, I am disappointed because I actually started using it for UberEats. I was about to make it into my main dining card, then decided to just close it? Oh well, from semi-useless to completely useless.

Same I got no notice either

Re: Barclays Uber card to be discontinued...

CreditCuriosity — Tue, 10 Aug 2021 20:46:37 GMT

Barclay's killed yet another card granted last version stunk, first version good.. They manage to nerf more cards than most other issuers I can think of. Others nerf they tear apart cards

Barclay's doing away with the Uber card changing to the View mastercard.

firefox100 — Tue, 10 Aug 2021 21:18:09 GMT

To day got letter from Barclay's saying that they are closing down uber creditcard and changing to the View mastercard. You will have a new account number and expiration date, with same credit limit and intrest rate. The card will earn 3% on dining out and restaurants and fast food, 2% on groceries cable telephone cable. This will be in cash back can be deposited to your checking account. The only question that I have is this going show as a new account or just change with all the back data and paypemt info.

Re: Barclays Uber card to be discontinued...

Anonymous — Tue, 10 Aug 2021 23:01:04 GMT

@CreditCuriosity wrote:
Barclay's killed yet another card granted last version stunk, first version good.. They manage to nerf more cards than most other issuers I can think of. Others nerf they tear apart cards

Right, the upside is that, for a while, they can have very good cards, Sallie Mae, Uber and to some extent Arrival +. Then......

But those who don't mind getting lots of cards, worth getting while they are new for as long as they last.

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SunriseEarth — Wed, 11 Aug 2021 02:23:37 GMT

Barclay has very good cards...just not for long. I can't say I'm too upset that my Uber Visa was closed for inactivity, seeing this as the final product. It's a very underwhelming option.

Re: Barclays Uber card to be discontinued...

PNW_Hunter — Wed, 11 Aug 2021 02:25:53 GMT

@SunriseEarth wrote:
Barclay has very good cards...just not for long. I can't say I'm too upset that my Uber Visa was closed for inactivity, seeing this as the final product. It's a very underwhelming option.

Curious how long you were inactive before Barclays closed the account?

Re: Barclays Uber card to be discontinued...

SunriseEarth — Wed, 11 Aug 2021 02:26:57 GMT

@Duke_Nukem wrote:
And a link to Barclays View Mastercard info with some FAQ's that may help some of us out.
https://cards.barclaycardus.com/banking/cards/barclaysview/

I was wondering about PCing to some other Barclays card after this transition occurs (if they allowed it), but everything in Barclays possession is very "meh"... guess I'll hold onto my neutered Uber -> View card to see if any benefits are bestowed later. I have been getting a lot of BT offers from Barclays that are decent (0% apr with a 2% fee) in case I ever need those someday.

AFAIK, Barclay does not allow PCs. However, if you have another Barclay card, you could reallocate your CL and close it.

Re: Barclays Uber card to be discontinued...

xenon3030 — Wed, 11 Aug 2021 02:53:07 GMT

Uber exits the credit card business with Barclay, not sure it will go forward for a new card but it already partners with Amex. There are monthly Uber credits on several travel cards with AF (after adding these Uber credits, Amex typically increases AF of such cards). If the Uber commute or Uber eat get rewarded also by ~3x or 4x on those travel cards, there is no need to spend money to make a new card.

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sammydavidjr — Wed, 11 Aug 2021 12:36:40 GMT

I received the letter yesterday: should be noted that View also has a 3% foreign transaction fee (Uber has 0%).

I don't particularly care as I am already using my business's Brex card for Uber rides (8% equivalent cash back), Amex for Uber Eats (Eats Pass benefits), and Citi Prestige for restaurants (5%), but it's sad to see the conversion to such a mediocre product as View. When this card first came out it was the first one in my wallet, it's now been in a drawer for months.

Re: Barclay's doing away with the Uber card changing to the View mastercard.

schmick1015 — Wed, 11 Aug 2021 16:32:21 GMT

It will show all previous history. My other half had the apple rewards change to this a few months ago. All payment history and back data will carry over.

Re: Barclays Uber card to be discontinued...

dsotm76 — Wed, 11 Aug 2021 16:38:34 GMT

I can't say that I'm upset about this. After they redid the Uber card, I used it for a one off each month for a subscription and locked the card. No real need for it. At least these perks better than they were with what the Uber card became. I can definitely use some of these to my advantage in between closing dates, etc.