Barclays Bank

965 results about this entity

Period: 23 Mar 2006 - 15 Oct 2024

Casino flashmobs and ad spoofs: Barclays proves rich pickings for satirists

Real-world and online wags have been making the most of the Barclays Libor scandal and Bob Diamond's subsequent resignation this week, with a raft of satirical swipes at the disgraced bank doing the rounds.

US banks outline IT issues in living wills submissions

US regulators have published details of banks' plans for living wills, including information on how the organisations' IT systems will cope if they are shut down or broken up.

#ByeBarclays flashmob descends on bank

As disgraced former Barclays chief Bob Diamond prepares to face a grilling from MPs over the Libor scandal, a flashmob has descended on one of the bank's London branches, with members withdrawing their money en masse.

In wake of RBS and Barclays outrage, Nationwide reports surge in new customers

With the RBS systems outage and Barclays Libor scandal fuelling public anger with Britain's big banks, Nationwide Building Society claims to have seen a surge in the number of people opening new accounts.

Flagging contactless gets a boost from UK Post Office

The UK Post Office is to roll out contactless payment terminals across 30,000 counter positions in its national network of over 11,500 branches, in a move which exponents of the technology hope will help to boost awareness among a reluctant populace.

Wireless Festival to go contactless; Barclaycard offers VIP perks and luxury loos to wristband users

Music lovers attending the three-day Wireless Music Festival in London's Hyde Park this year will be able to leave their wallets at home and experience a cashless event by signing up for Barclaycard-issued contactless wristbands.

Barclays takes Pingit to the next level

Barclays Bank has released a new version of its Pingit person-to-person mobile payment app, removing the cap on business payments and incorporating new features such as QR code scanning, integration with current accounts, and user-friendly options for handling joint accounts and multiple phone numbers.

HSBC moves to contactless as standard on all UK-issued debit cards

HSBC is to join Barclays Bank by introducing contactless technology as a standard feature on all new debit cards in circulation.

Barclays launches mobile app for LGBT staff

Barclays has launched a mobile application for staff interested in lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) issues.

Barclaycard rolls out contactless stickers

Barclaycard has begun rolling out contactless payments stickers that can be attached to mobile phones to its UK Visa credit card customers.

Barclaycard US crowdsources customer input for new credit card

Barclaycard US has unveiled a crowdsourced 'social credit card' that will have its features shaped by an online community of users.

Isis signs Chase, Capital One and Barclaycard to mobile wallet

Isis, the mobile commerce joint venture created by AT&T Mobility, T-Mobile USA and Verizon Wireless, has snagged deals with Chase, Capital One and Barclaycard to load their credit, debit and pre-paid cards onto the telco-controlled mobile wallet.