Barclays Bank

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Period: 23 Mar 2006 - 21 Oct 2024

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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.

R3 bids to develop master templates for smart contracts

R3 bids to develop master templates for smart contracts

The R3 blockchain consortium is working with Barclays Bank, Isda and legal and academic bodies to explore the development of a repository of master templates for smart contracts when trading and managing securities on distributed and shared ledgers.

Flat6Labs and Barclays Bank Egypt launch 1864 accelerator programme

In an era where innovation is a catalyst for growth and out of their strong belief in the key role played by startups and innovators in economic development, Flat6Labs in cooperation with Barclays Bank Egypt has opened the door for participation in its one-of-a-kind 1864 Accelerator Programme launched for the first time in the Egyptian market.

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