Barclays Bank

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Period: 23 Mar 2006 - 10 Mar 2025

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Barclays reports seven million transactions in higher contactless band

Less than a month since the introduction of the new £45/€50 contactless limit in the UK and Ireland, Barclaycard, which handles half of all contactless transactions in the UK, has processed over 7 million contactless payments above the previous limit of £30/€30, and up to the new £45/€50 limit.

Antony Jenkins on sustainability: ‘You can’t please everyone’

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Antony Jenkins on sustainability: ‘You can’t please everyone’

In conversation with Finextra TV, Antony Jenkins, founder and executive chairman of 10x Future Technologies and former Barclays CEO, highlights that the single most important factor in the push toward sustainability is transparency.

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Barclays launches CLBIL scheme to support large corporate banking clients impacted by Coronavirus

Barclays is extending its support to businesses not covered by the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan scheme, and not eligible for support under the COVID-19 Corporate Finance Facility, through the launch of the Coronavirus Large Business Interruption Loan scheme.

Coinbase names Barclays vet Tejpaul head, institutional coverage

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Coinbase names Barclays vet Tejpaul head, institutional coverage

Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has hired Barclays Investment Bank veteran Brett Tejpaul to lead its institutional coverage.

Barclays backs BBC Coronavirus charity appeal

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Barclays backs BBC Coronavirus charity appeal

Barclays Bank is getting behind Comic Relief and BBC Children in Need, pledging millions of pounds in donations to help the most vulnerable across the UK who have been severely affected by the current Coronavirus crisis.

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Barclays to donate £100 million to charities supporting vulnerbale people

Barclays is committed to helping its customers, clients, colleagues, and the wider community deal with the current unprecedented medical and economic crisis caused by COVID-19, and in preparing for recovery in its aftermath.

UK contactless limits raised to £45

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UK contactless limits raised to £45

The UK has joined other countries around the world in lifting the ceiling for contactless card payments, enabling customers to make more payments without touching card terminals or handling cash.

FS industry transitioning to banking-as-a-platform model - Barclays research

FS industry transitioning to banking-as-a-platform model - Barclays research

The era of competition between banks and fintechs is over, with connectivity now seen as the key to a new financial services ecosystem where the 'banking-as-a-platform' model dominates, according to a report from Barclays.

Barclays app now lets customers make payments from accounts with other banks

Barclays app now lets customers make payments from accounts with other banks

In a UK high street first, Barclays now lets customers make payments from current accounts held with other banks from within its app.

Facing the challenges around risk regulation and compliance

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Facing the challenges around risk regulation and compliance

Paul Adams, International Payments Director, Barclaycard speaks to Hannah Wallace, FinextraTV at Merchant Payments Ecosystem 2020 in Berlin about the importance of driving a common strategy within a business, how to adapt to the increasingly demanding needs of banking customers and the main challenges today around governance, risk and ensuring compliance with internal and external rules, regulations and legislations.

Barclays to shed hundreds of staff

Barclays to shed hundreds of staff

Barclays Bank is closing a major processing centre in Leeds with nearly 800 jobs impacted and cutting another 345 jobs across the country.

Barclays pulls plug on Big Brother

Barclays pulls plug on Big Brother

Barclays Bank has scrapped a personnel monitoring system that chided staff for taking time out from their desks, after suffering a rash of complaints from employees and privacy groups.

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