Barclays Bank

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Period: 23 Mar 2006 - 21 Oct 2024

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Barclays launches payments service for Android phone users

Barclays launches payments service for Android phone users

Barclays Bank is to roll out a stand-alone contactless payment service for Android phone users ahead of the forthcoming launch of Google's Android Pay service in the UK.

Barclays onboard as Innovate UK awards £175,000 to startups aiming to revamp retail industry

Banking, food waste and fashion will all receive a boost today, as the winners of Innovate UK’s Future Retail Innovation contest are revealed. Five startups have been awarded up to £35,000 through the IC tomorrow programme.

Former Barclays Bank boss to set up fintech venture

Former Barclays Bank boss to set up fintech venture

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, is setting up his own fintech venture.

Bottomline brings mobile payments to corporate accounts

Bottomline brings mobile payments to corporate accounts

UK business customers using Bottomline Technologies C-Series payments processing module will soon be able to send payments in minutes to recipients using only a phone number via the Barclays Pingit app or Paym service.

UK retail industry marks 30 year anniversary of in-store electronic payment

The ongoing growth of online and mobile shopping has led to the number of electronic transactions in the UK increasing at a rapid rate – a trend which shows no signs of slowing down.

Barclays Business Banking breaks down over long weekend

Barclays Business Banking breaks down over long weekend

Barclays Business Banking is recovering from an outage that frustrated customers trying to make payments over the long May Day holiday weekend.

Barclays agress sale of Barclaycard business in Spain and Portugal

Barclays Bank PLC (“Barclays”) today announces that it has agreed to sell its Barclaycard consumer payments business in Portugal and Spain to Bancopopular-e, a Spanish online bank 51% owned by Varde Partners and 49% owned by Banco Popular Espanol, S.A.

Barclays Rise Africa to host financial inclusion hackathon

Rise Africa, part of Barclays’ global financial technology and innovation community, will host a hackathon in May focused on creating solutions to foster greater financial inclusion.

Absa to trial AI-driven chatbots to answer customer queries

Absa to trial AI-driven chatbots to answer customer queries

Barclays' South African subsidiary Absa is to embark on a trial of chatbots, using artificial intelligence to answer simple customer queries posted over popular smart messaging apps.

Amer Sajed appointed chief executive of Barclaycard

Barclays has today confirmed the permanent appointment of Amer Sajed as Chief Executive Officer of Barclaycard, effective immediately.

Barclays and LifeSkills install work experience pod at London school

LifeSkills created with Barclays has unveiled the LifeSkills Pod, an immersive work experience simulator, at Lister Community School in East London.

Barclays to work with six accelerator startups; internal team demos R3 Corda

Barclays to work with six accelerator startups; internal team demos R3 Corda

Barclays Bank is exploring opportunities to work with six of the eleven startups that showcased their fintech propositions at a Demo Day at London’s O2 Arena, as the third London cohort of the UK bank's accelerator programme concluded

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