Barclays Bank

968 results about this entity

Period: 23 Mar 2006 - 18 Nov 2024

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Barclays Bank in talks over giving away 80% stake in merchant acquiring business

Barclays Bank is understood to be in discussions with Brookfield Asset Management about giving up 80% of its merchant acquiring arm.

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Barclays completes Tesco Bank acquisition

Barclays has completed the £600 million acquisition of Tesco Bank’s retail banking business.

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Half of retail investors don’t carry out regular checks when using finfluencers’ guidance

New research from Barclays reveals how half (51 per cent) of Brits who use social media for investment guidance are putting their confidence and money at risk by not always carrying out checks to verify the reliability of finfluencers and their content.

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Barclays takes over GM card business from Goldman Sachs

Barclays Bank has snapped up the General Motors card business from current issuer Goldman Sachs.

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Barclays doubles private cloud estate with HPE Greenlake Cloud

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) today announced that Barclays has signed a new private cloud services deal, confirming HPE GreenLake Cloud as a core pillar to Barclays’ hybrid cloud strategy.

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Barclays struggles to find buyer for UK merchants payments stake

Barclays is having a hard time selling off a stake in its UK merchant payments unit with potential buyers baulking at the bank's valuation of the business, according to Reuters.

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Barclays joins $26 million round in syndicated loan platform Versana

Barclays Bank has joined with major US and EU financial institutions in a $26 million funding round for syndicated loan platform Versana.

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Barclays appoints new head of investment banking for France BeLux

Barclays today announces the appointment of Arnaud Bouyer as Head of Investment Banking for France BeLux. He will have overall responsibility for the French Investment Banking business, working closely with Francois Baroin, Chairman of Barclays in France and Raoul Salomon, France CEO, to accelerate the growth of our business in France.

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Amazon and Barclays launch co-branded credit card

Amazon and Barclays have come together to launch a perks-loaded co-branded credit card in the UK.

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Jonathon Traer-Clark appointed head of Americas for Barclays transaction banking

Barclays announced the appointment of Jonathon Traer-Clark as Head of Americas for Barclays Global Transaction Banking (GTB) business.

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Men more likely to fall victim to a romance scam, while women lose more money

Barclays is issuing a warning to those looking for love this summer, as Barclays Scams Bulletin data reveals romance scams are on the rise, with the amount claimed in May/June up 139 per cent compared to March/April 2024.

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UK bank customers hit by payment delays

Thousands of major bank customers in the UK have been hit by payments problems that has seen some people not receiving their salaries.