Barclays Bank

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Period: 23 Mar 2006 - 21 Oct 2024

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BBVA hires Barclays digital chief Derek White

BBVA hires Barclays digital chief Derek White

Spain's BBVA has poached Barclays chief design and digital officer Derek White, appointing him to the role of global head of customer solutions.

Contactless spending in Britain’s pubs, bars and restaurants shoots up following £30 limit increase

Contactless payments now account for one in 10 card transactions, and with contactless spend nearing £1bn a month, Barclaycard research indicates contactless is a huge potential growth area for UK retailers.

Bloomberg to acquire Barclays' Risk Analytics and Index Solutions business

Bloomberg L.P. announced today that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Barclays Risk Analytics and Index Solutions Ltd. ("BRAIS"), a leading provider of benchmark and strategy indices, portfolio analytics, risk and attribution models, and portfolio construction tools.

Rabobank to lay off 9,000 staff

Rabobank to lay off 9,000 staff

Dutch co-operative bank Rabobank is set to shed almost a fifth of its workforce as it restructures in order to meet new European banking regulations.

Barclays online and mobile channels go dark

Barclays online and mobile channels go dark

Barclays Bank is battling to fix technical problems bedevilling its online and mobile services on one of the busiest days of the Christmas shopping season.

Barclays launches app for customers to trial new mobile features

Barclays launches app for customers to trial new mobile features

Barclays is inviting customers and developers to help shape its mobile banking services through the launch of an app providing early access to new features.

Former Barclays chief forecasts massive job cuts and branch closures as banks go digital

Former Barclays chief forecasts massive job cuts and branch closures as banks go digital

The world's banks will be forced to axe up to half of their staff and close 50% of branches over the next ten years if they are to remain relevant in an era of rapid technology change the former chief executive of Barclays Bank has warned.

FCA fines Barclays £72 Million for poor handling of financial crime

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has today fined Barclays Bank (Barclays) £72,069,400 for failing to minimise the risk that it may be used to facilitate financial crime.

Barclays fined $150m for electronic FX trading misconduct

Barclays fined $150m for electronic FX trading misconduct

Barclays has been slapped with a $150 million fine by New York state's financial regulator and told to fire an employee over an automated system used to reject unprofitable client orders on its electronic foreign exchange trading platform.

Barclays rebrands London and Manchester escalator hubs

As the world celebrates Global Entrepreneurship Week this week (16-20 November 2015), Barclays has announced that it is bringing Rise, a network of physical spaces and a virtual global community designed to pioneer the future of financial technology (fintech), to the UK with the re-branding of its Escalator sites in London and Manchester.

TopShop launches contactless fashion accessories

TopShop launches contactless fashion accessories

Barclaycard has collaborated with retail fashion chain TopShop to develop a range of wearable accessories incorporating its bPay contactless technology.

Barclays rolls out Specs portal to US equities clients

Barclays today announced the launch of SPECS, an online client portal that allows clients to easily view, verify and request changes to their order handling settings with the firm’s Equities business.

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