Barclays Bank

964 results about this entity

Period: 23 Mar 2006 - 16 Sep 2024

Barclays recruits Goldman computer scientist as head of markets innovation

Barclays has hired Justin Brickwood, formerly head of electronic trading engineering at Goldman Sachs, to fulfill a new role as head of markets innovation, promoting the adoption of advanced AI and machine learning techniques within the bank's trading business.

Barclaycard partners accelerator graduate to digitise B2B supply chain

Barclaycard is working with Silicon Valley startup Crowdz to digitise and speed up what is still for many firms a slow and clunky business-to-business supply chain.

European Investment Bank runs blockchain hackathon

A team from EY triumphed in a 48-hour European Investment Bank (EIB) hackathon designed to find ways to use blockchain technologies to redesign the transaction processing of commercial paper.

Barclays Bank takes stake in MarketInvoice

Barclays Bank is to take a minority equity stake in online invoice financing platform MarketInvoice and roll out the service to its large SME client base.

Barclays leads $14 million funding round in voice trading tech supplier Cloud9

Cloud9, a New York-based supplier of voice trading software, has raised $14 million in a funding round led by Barclays Bank with participation from JPMorgan and NEX Group.

CLS, IBM and nine banks to build blockchain marketplace

Foreign exchange settlement house CLS is collaborating with nine banks and IBM to build a shared marketplace platform - or app-store - for multiple blockchain applications.

FIA nabs Barclays' Rise as Innovators Pavilion partner

FIA today announced that Rise New York, created by Barclays, has joined the FIA Innovators Pavilion as a community partner. Rise New York will help FIA promote the Innovators Pavilion, FIA’s annual fintech showcase.

Barclays to build Glasgow campus to house 2500 tech workers

Barclays is developing a huge campus in Glasgow that will house up to 2500 new employees from the bank's functions, technology and operations teams.

Barclays backs Cyber Security Challenge UK

Barclays is working with the government-backed Cyber Security Challenge UK to host an event aimed at finding people who might be suited to a career in cybersecurity.

FS giants in rush for blockchain patents

The great blockchain patent chase continues apace, with Barclays, Mastercard and American Express all filing applications in recent weeks.

Barclays to open flagship Eagle Lab in Manchester City Centre to support entrepreneurs

Barclays has today announced the bank will launch its first Eagle Lab in Manchester City Centre – a space for ambitious entrepreneurs to scale and grow their business and receive advice from dedicated Barclays experts.

Barclays names Rob Cameron as CEO, global head of payment acceptance

As it continues to expand its business and payments capabilities built over many years, Barclays has today announced the appointment of Rob Cameron as CEO, Global Head of Payment Acceptance.