Barclays Bank

968 results about this entity

Period: 23 Mar 2006 - 18 Nov 2024

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Barclays joins $7m seed round for credit-building card TomoCredit

TomoCredit, the US startup behind a credit card designed to help first-time borrowers build credit history, has raised $7 million in a seed funding round joined by Barclays.

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Barclaycard Payments names Harshna Cayley from Worldpay as MD, head of product gateway

As Barclaycard Payments continues to expand the e-commerce capabilities it has built over many years, today the payments provider has announced the appointment of Harshna Cayley as its new MD, Head of Product Gateway.

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Barclays rolls out digital receipts

Barclays has begun the roll out of digital receipts from Flux to users of its mobile banking app.

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Barclays forms partnership with Smart Pension

Barclays has inked a deal with Smart Pension that will see the UK lending giant promote the online pension provider to its business banking clients.

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Barclays data: 2020 highest ever year for scams

New research from Barclays reveals 2020 as the highest year on record for scams, as the value of fraudulent activity increased more than 66 per cent during the months of July to December.

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Barclays accelerator welcomes New York class of 2021

Barclays is excited to introduce the latest class of FinTech-focused startups that will join the 2021 New York Barclays Accelerator, powered by Techstars.

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Nine-in-ten of all UK in-store card payments made with contactless

The Coronavirus pandemic has cemented the role of contactless as the preferred way to pay in the UK, accounting for nine-in-ten of all elgible card transactions in 2020.

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Open Banking year three: Insights from the CMA9

The UK banking industry had its hands full in 2020 as institutions had to respond to lockdowns and other restrictions on business activity designed to curb the spread of Covid-19. What effect did this have on the ongoing adoption of Open Banking? In Finextra’s annual review, we look at how Open Banking has grown, what still needs to improve and what will happen next.

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FCA fines Barclays £26 million over treatment of customers in financial difficulty

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has fined Barclays Bank UK PLC, Barclays Bank PLC and Clydesdale Financial Services Limited (Barclays) £26 million for failures in relation to their treatment of consumer credit customers who fell into arrears or experienced financial difficulties.

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Barclaycard ships mobile app for on-the-spot issue of virtual corporate cards

Barclaycard has launched a new online platform for companies to issue virtual corporate cards and manage spending through a mobile app.

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An AI proposition is now 'table stakes' for fintech startups

An offering that harnesses AI is now the minimum expectation of a fintech startup, according to Ben Davey, chief executive officer of Barclays Ventures.

Barclays issues scams warning to businesses ahead of the end of the Brexit transition

New data from Barclays released today reveals that there has been a 20 per cent surge in business scams in the past five months, with thousands of SMEs across the UK falling victim to highly sophisticated and targeted scam tactics.