Barclays Bank

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Period: 23 Mar 2006 - 18 Nov 2024

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Barclays executes live Letter of Credit transaction using distributed ledger technology

Barclays executes live Letter of Credit transaction using distributed ledger technology

Barclays Bank and accelerator graduate Wave have executed a live Letter of Credit transaction between Ornua - the Irish Dairy Board - and Sychelles Trading Company on a distributed ledger based system.

Bloomberg completes acquisition of Barclays benchmarks and indices

Bloomberg L.P. announced today that it has completed its acquisition of Barclays Risk Analytics and Index Solutions Ltd. (“BRAIS”) from Barclays PLC.

Team GB gets in shape for wearable payments

Team GB gets in shape for wearable payments

Visa is to equip all 366 British athletes, as well as 150 support crew, with a Team GB-branded Payment Band for making tap-and go purchases during the Olympics.

Former Barclays boss joins non-bank currency exchange operator

Former Barclays boss joins non-bank currency exchange operator

Anthony Jenkins, the former Barclays Bank boss who last year forecast a 50% cut in bank branches and staffing due to digital upheavals in the sector, has joined non-bank foreign exchange firm Currencies Direct as non-executive chairman.

Barclays rolls out voice biometrics for phone banking

Barclays rolls out voice biometrics for phone banking

Barclays is ditching passwords in favour of voice biometrics technology at its call centres, meaning that customers will be authenticated when they start talking.

Barclays enlists Samsung for internal hackathon

Barclays enlists Samsung for internal hackathon

Barclays has teamed up with Samsung on an internal hackathon in which the bank's staffers work to build mobile services that tap the electronics giant's security technology.

UK banks accuse challengers for not offering fee-free accounts

UK banks accuse challengers for not offering fee-free accounts

The UK's largest retail banks have called on the government to compel smaller, challenger banks to share the cost of financial inclusion by also offering loss-leading fee-free banking accounts.

BT outage hits online bank customers

BT outage hits online bank customers

Bank customers across the UK were unable to log in to their accounts this morning because of a major technical fault at internet service provider BT.

Barclays launches digital banking hackathon with MuleSoft

MuleSoft, provider of the leading platform for building application networks, today announced that it has partnered with Barclays to host a digital banking hackathon.

Lloyds Bank launches mentoring service for fintechs

Lloyds Bank launches mentoring service for fintechs

Lloyds Banking Group has become the latest UK high street bank to launch a mentoring service for fintech startups.

Barclays creates financial emoticons to help awkward Brits talk about money

Barclays creates financial emoticons to help awkward Brits talk about money

Barclays has developed a set of emojis to help bashful Brits overcome awkward conversations when asking family and friends for money.

Thomson Reuters signs Barclays, Rand Merchant Bank and Standard Bank to SA KYC utility

Thomson Reuters today announced the launch of its Org ID managed service solution for Know Your Customer (KYC) due diligence in South Africa, together with design partner banks Barclays Africa, Rand Merchant Bank (a division of FirstRand Bank) and Standard Bank of South Africa who have all committed to use the Org ID service to perform KYC on their populations of corporate and institutional banking clients.

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