Barclays Bank

968 results about this entity

Period: 23 Mar 2006 - 18 Nov 2024

Timex embeds bPay contactless chip into watchstrap

Timex is to release a watch capable of making contactless payments by incorporating the Barclaycard bPay chip into the leather watchstrap.

Barclays hosts challenge to find new cyber security talent

Barclays will host Cyber Security Challenge UK’s next Face-to-Face competition on Saturday 7 October at its technology centre at Radbroke Hall in Cheshire, to identify talented individuals who might be suited to a career in cyber security.

UK hits 10 year contactless payments milestone

Barclaycard, the global payments company, today marks the 10-year anniversary of launching contactless payments to the UK.

Briton extradited from Germany over bank cyberattacks

Daniel Kaye, a 29 year old from Surrey, has been extradited from Germany to face allegations that he was responsible for a series of cyberattacks against two UK high street banks - Lloyds and Barclays.

More major banks join UBS-led blockchain project

A UBS-led plan to develop a digital cash system based on blockchain technology has won the support of six major banks ahead of a planned launch in late 2018

Ice-cream van goes cone-tactless

Barclaycard is aiming to put an end to ice-cream van queue meltdowns through the introduction of a cone-tactless system that lets customers pay with a tap of their card or phone before pouring their own vanilla soft-serve.

Barclays rolls out Siri integration for voice payments

Barclays is set to become the first UK high street bank to launch payments using Apple’s virtual assistant, Siri, enabling customers to make payments using their voice. Available now within the Barclays Mobile Banking (BMB) app.

Barclays uses sensors to check when bankers are at their desks

Barclays has begun using devices with heat and motion sensors to track when staffers are at their desks, according to Bloomberg.

Barclays pairs banking data with third party apps for SmartBusiness Dashboard

Barclays is to provide small business customers with a 'SmartBusiness Dashboard', a single site from which users can view real-time banking data alongside business information from third party apps.

Barclays customers to suffer Web blackouts until the end of the year

Barclays Bank is warning customers to expect regular weekend blackouts of online, phone and mobile banking services for the rest of the year as it prepares to separate its wholesale and retail banking business to comply with UK ring-fencing rules.

Barclaycard International names former Citi digital payments chief Rodrigues CEO

Barclays has appointed Citi digital payments exec Barry Rodrigues chief executive officer of its Barclaycard International unit.

NatWest celeberates 50th anniversary of its first ATM with cash rewards

NatWest is celebrating the 50th anniversary of its first ATM by doling out £171 to randomly selected customers, the cash equivalent of what £10 would have been worth back in 1967.