Barclays Bank

965 results about this entity

Period: 23 Mar 2006 - 15 Oct 2024

Barclays fintech accelerator startups make pitches

After three months of intensive work, the 11 fintech startups on Barclays' accelerator programme this week pitched their efforts to the great and the good.

Barclaycard teams with Southampton FC for next evolution of bPay bands

In a move billed as a "new evolution for wearable technology", Barclaycard and Southampton Football Club have signed an agreement to distribute the bank's bPay contactless bands to fans and expand the functionality beyond payments to incorporate stadium access.

Barclays mobile apps processing £4 billion in transactions per month

Latest figures from Barclays show that the average customer visits a branch less than twice a month and uses the bank's mobile apps 26 times a month.

Barclaycard buys The Logic Group

Barclaycard is boosting its capabilities in the lucrative rewards market through the acquisition of payments and loyalty specialist The Logic Group. Financial terms have not been disclosed.

Barclays launches biometric reader for corporate client login

Barclays corporate customers will soon be able to log into their online accounts by scanning their fingers with biometric readers that use vein authentication technology from Hitachi.

Barclaycard and Orange close Quick Tap mobile NFC payments service

Barclaycard and Orange are to kill off their Quick Tap contactless mobile payment service at the end of next month.

Cash is a pain in the ass: Blackpool donkey goes contactless

Blackpool's famous donkeys have made London's tube network look like an ass by beating it to the contactless payments punch.

Payments Council names Barclays veteran Maurice Cleaves interim CEO

The UK Payments Council has brought in Barclays veteran Maurice Cleaves as interim CEO to guide the body as it prepares for a change of direction ahead of the introduction of a new payments regulator.

Markit beats forecasts with first public results

Financial data outfit Markit beat market estimates in its first set of reports as a public company, recording an 11% rise in second quarter revenues.

Barclaycard takes bPay wristbands beyond payments

Barclaycard is bidding to increase the reach of its bPay contactless wristbands beyond payments by offering businesses customer behavioural data gleaned from the wearable devices.

Barclays opens Pingit to Indian remittances

Barclays is extending the reach of its Pingit mobile payments app by enabling Brits to send money to friends and family in India.

Barclays to offer gift cards over Pingit

Barclays Bank is teaming with Blackhawk Network to provide a range of merchant gifting options to users of its Pingit mobile payments app.