Barclays Bank

964 results about this entity

Period: 23 Mar 2006 - 16 Sep 2024

Barclaycard unveils mobile phone payment terminal

Barclaycard has unveiled a system that turns smart phones into chip and PIN card payment terminals at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.

Barclays buys Citi's Italian credit card business

Britain's Barclays bank is buying the Italian credit card business of Citi. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Cognotec goes into receivership

Irish software firm Cognotec, a supplier of FX dealing systems to the global banking market, has gone into receivership after its business took a nosedive during the economic downturn.

Barclays adds third party payments to m-banking service

Barclays has upgraded its mobile banking service, adding a feature that lets customers make payments to third parties.

Barclaycard taps MasterCard inControl technology

Barclaycard is tapping MasterCard's inControl technology - which gives customers the ability to set spending controls and receive real-time alerts about their accounts - for its Orange co-branded contactless credit card.

Deutsche Bank appoints Credit Suisse exec Marques as e-trading head

Deutsche Bank has hired former Credit Suisse executive Jose Marques to head up its global electronic equity trading business in New York.

JP Morgan hires Troise to head e-trading business

JP Morgan has appointed Barclays Capital's Frank Troise as global head of equities electronic client solutions.

Barclaycard develops pre-paid card for Home Access awards

Barclaycard has collaborated with UK government IT agency Becta to develop a special pre-paid card to deliver grants to families qualifying for a free computer and Internet connection under the Home Access programme.

Barclays contactless campaign goes on a rollercoaster ride

Barclays Bank is set to unveil a blockbuster sequel to last year's successful waterslide ad campaign for contactless payments with a new hi-tech multimedia production featuring a wild rollercoaster ride through the skycrapers of New York City.

Barclays to bring IT back inhouse as Accenture outsourcing deal expires

Barclays has decided not to renew a six-year, £400 million IT outsourcing contract with Accenture when it expires in June, taking the work back in-house.

Orange and Barclaycard launch contactless credit card

Wireless operator Orange and Barclaycard have launched a co-branded contactless credit card that will let customers manage their budgets and keep tabs on spending via SMS notifications.

Barclays Stockbrokers taps social media for investor info platform

Barclays Stockbrokers has introduced an investment communications platform that uses Twitter, blogs and podcasts to keep clients up to date with news, views and insights.