Barclays Bank

968 results about this entity

Period: 23 Mar 2006 - 18 Nov 2024

Barclays hires BuzzFeed data scientist to build new global team

Barclays Bank has hired a data scientist from BuzzFeed with a brief to build a global team of number crunchers with expertise in using alternative data sets in the bank's research franchise.

Retailers risk frustrating online shoppers with out-of-date payment technology

New research from Barclaycard reveals that more than seven in ten retailers (72 per cent) haven’t introduced any new payment technology to their websites over the last two years*, despite consumer demand for a quick and convenient check-out process.

Oz startup Trade Ledger wins Barclays Open Innovation challenge

Aussie trade financing deep technology startup, Trade Ledger, has finished ahead of nine other VC-backed companies from across the world to be named the winner of the Barclays UK Ventures “Open Innovation Challenge 2018” in London this week.

Charities exploring new payment options as cash falls out favour

A new Barclays Corporate Banking survey of over 2,000 UK consumers shows younger people report giving more money to charities than the over 55s, challenging widely-held views that the older generation support good causes the most.

PayPal and Barclays make digital payments pact

PayPal continues to cosy up to former rivals in the banking world, working with Barclays to reduce digital payments friction for UK and US customers.

Barclays and the Law Society launch 'law-tech' incubator

Barclays today launched a new law-tech incubator in partnership with the Law Society.

RegTech startup ClauseMatch raises $5 million

RegTech startup ClauseMatch has raised $5 million to boost its mission to help financial institutions keep pace with the "broken" regulatory system, in a Series A round led by Index Ventures.

Retailers losing out on £18bn each year through ‘Surf and Turf’ online shopping trend

UK retailers are losing out on more than £18bn in potential sales each year, as British shoppers have made a habit of website window-shopping, adding items to their online basket but ‘dropping out’ of the purchase before buying.

Barclays Bank sets up tech venture unit

Barclays Bank has launched a new venture unit to invest in and partner with tech companies in a drive to find new opportunities for growth and innovation.

Speculative interest in cryptocurrencies may have peaked - Barclays

The cryptocurrency mania of late 2017 spread like an infectious disease but we may have already reached the immunity threshold, meaning speculative interest in the likes of Bitcoin has possibly already peaked, says a new research report from Barclays.

Symphony to expand into new industries with $67 million funding round

Financial communication platform Symphony has secured $67 million in new funding from a group of global investors as it bids to break into new market segments including insurance, legal, healthcare services and government.

The virtuous circle of payments innovation

Nick Kerigan, managing director of future payments at Barclaycard, explores what really drives innovation in the payment industry.