Barclays Bank - News, Articles & Research

Barclaycard joins forces with Evernym on self-sovereign identity

Barclaycard's efforts to make passwords a thing of the past has led it to join an accelerator programme run by self-sovereign identity (SSI) specialist Evernym.

10 December 2018

News

Swift pilots API-based pre-validation service to cut payment errors

Swift has signed 14 major banks - including Bank of China, Citi and Deutsche Bank - to a pilot using APIs to pre-validate gpi payments, speeding up identification and cutting out errors and omissions in messages.

05 December 2018

News

Open Banking is in the customer’s hands in the age of data breaches

Following news of the Marriott data breach, panelists at Fintech Connect 2018 believe that while concern about the security of data retention still exists, open APIs have resulted in a paradigm shift around how data is controlled.

05 December 2018

Company announcement

Barclays launches lipspeaker service for Deaf and hard of hearing customers

In a UK banking first, Barclays has today announced a service where Deaf or hard of hearing customers will be able to have their telephone conversations with the bank interpreted by a lipspeaker: a hearing person who can provide communication support by being easily lip read.

04 December 2018

News

Barclays Bank to transfer Lithuanian operations staff to HCL Technologies

Barclays Bank is to transfer 460 staff to HCL Technologies as part of an IT infrastructure partnership that will deliver a range of digital services to the bank's 80,000 employees globally.

04 December 2018

News/security

Teenager crowned Barclays 'cryptofactor' champion

A 19-year-old cybersecurity protégée from York has been crowned the 'Cryptofactor' champion, beating out competition from fellow budding codebreakers to win a Barclays-hosted competition.

28 November 2018

Company announcement/retail

Tide looks to cash in on Barclays decision to end free banking for charities

Responding to the announcement by Barclays that it is ending free banking services for charities, Tide - the UK’s leader in SME challenger banking, has set up a dedicated hotline to help affected registered charities switch to their no monthly fee current account.

27 November 2018

News/startups

Eight banks make top rankings for European startup partnerships

Eight European banks have been lauded as among the top 36 corporates across the continent for their engagement with the startup ecosystem.

23 November 2018

News/payments

Costa Coffee launches contactless reusable cups

Barclaycard has joined forces with UK chain Costa Coffee to launch a reusable coffee cup with integrated contactless payments technology that enables users to pay for their caffeine with a wave of their mug.

19 November 2018

News

Barclays introduces free mobile invoicing for SMEs

Barclays has become the UK's first high street bank to launch free mobile invoicing for small businesses within its app.

08 November 2018

News

UK banks publish fintech collaboration toolkit

A collective of top UK banks and and financial technology firms have helped to craft a set of guidelines designed to improve engagement between fintech startups and financial institutions.

07 November 2018

Company announcement/payments

Barclaycard joins Coupa as inaugural Coupa Pay partner

Following its announcement of Coupa Pay, a set of payment and financing solutions within the Coupa Business Spend Management (BSM) Platform, Coupa (NASDAQ: COUP) has unveiled a strategic partnership with Barclaycard, a leading global payment business, which is part of Barclays Bank PLC.

07 November 2018