Barclays Bank

992 results about this entity

Period: 23 Mar 2006 - 26 Jun 2025

Barclays sells RealTick to ConvergEx

Barclays has agreed to sell multi-broker, cross-asset electronic execution platform RealTick to fintech firm ConvergEx. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Top banks to sound out tech vendors on new FX dealing platform - WSJ

The world's biggest bank players in currency trading are preparing to sound out technology vendors about building them a new bank-only dealing system, according to the Wall Street Journal.

US telcos hire GE Capital's Abbott to lead contactless m-payments venture

US wireless firms AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile have appointed GE Capital veteran Michael Abbott to head up a new contactless mobile payments joint venture.

UK hits contactless and mobile payments milestones

PayPal and Barclaycard have released statistics demonstrating the rise of mobile and contactless payment methods in the UK.

MBNA and Virgin Money embark on UK contactless card roll outs

Bank of America's card unit MBNA and Virgin Money have both committed to rolling out contactless credit cards to millions of UK customers over the next two years.

Barclays Kenya partners M-Pesa

Barclays Bank has partnered telco Safaricom to offer its Kenyan account holders M-Pesa mobile money services.

MTS introduces Single Dealer Pages functionality for BondVision

MTS, the electronic fixed income trading market majority owned by the LSE, has signed up six major banks to support its new Single Dealer Pages functionality for the BondVision platform, designed to enhance liquidity and best execution.

Barclays in hunt for Egg - report

Barclays has emerged as a leading bidder for online bank Egg, which has been put up for auction by current owner Citi, according to media reports.

Barclays buys stake in Indian BPO provider Intelenet

Barclays has acquired a 12.75% stake in Intelenet Global Services, an Indian BPO outfit controlled by Blackstone Group. Details of the deal were not disclosed.

Barclaycard outsources UK customer service operations to FirstSource

Barclaycard is to outsource customer service operations for its UK credit card and consumer lending business to Indian BPO outfit FirstSource.

Barclaycard explores contactless future

Barclaycard is set to ramp up its investment in contactless technology with the introduction of new form factors, including NFC stickers for mobile handsets and pre-paid wristbands for festival goers.

FSA calls on banks to overhaul complaints handling as customer grievances soar

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) plans to shake up its complaints handling rules after revealing that more than 7000 gripes against high street banks are lodged every day, with Lloyds topping the league of shame.