Barclays Bank

959 results about this entity

Period: 23 Mar 2006 - 12 Aug 2024

Barclaycard chief predicts death of plastic cards

Plastic cards could be set to go the way of cheques and become virtually obsolete as customers take up mobile and biometric systems to pay for purchases, according to Barclaycard which is ramping up its investment in contactless payment technology.

London NFC trial shows customers want contactless m-payments

A pilot scheme that allows Londoners to use their mobile phones to pay for tube journeys and make small value purchases has been hailed as a success, with the majority of participants saying they are happy using the contactless system.

Job cuts loom as Barclays ends Siemens BPO contract

Around 500 UK back office staff are facing redundancy following a decision by Barclays not to renew a business process outsourcing (BPO) contract with Siemens.

Barclays slashes IT contractor rates

UK bank Barclays is cutting salaries for IT contractors working across its operations by around 10%.

Barclays "playing games" with back office staff - Unite

Barclays has been accused of "playing games" with staff after it told workers at its processing plant in Poole, Dorset, that plans to move to a new site have been axed, raising fears over job losses.

Barclays to axe 1800 UK IT jobs in offshoring drive

Barclays will cut around 1800 technology jobs in the UK over the next couple of years as it looks to offshore the work to "centres of excellence" around the world.

Barclays extends use of card readers for online bankers

Barclays is extending the use of Gemalto handheld chip and PIN devices, letting online customers use the readers to authenticate large value transactions and international payments, after reporting zero fraud among the first million users.

Barclays offers Web customers free e-security software

UK high street bank Barclays is teaming with anti-virus vendor Kaspersky to offer free online security software to its two million Internet banking customers.

Card data stolen in Web site hack

Criminals have hacked the Web site of UK retailer Cotton Traders and stolen the credit card details and addresses of thousands of customers.

UK's Faster Payments service goes live

The UK's faster payments service, designed to provide customers with near real-time transfer of phone, Internet and standing order payment instructions - has finally gone live.

Barclays signs for PGP encryption platform

The UK's Barclays Bank has licensed encryption technology from California-based PGP Corporation which it will use to safeguard sensitive information across its global retail and commercial banking operations.

Barclaycard cuts 1000 Goldfish jobs

Barclaycard is set to axe almost 1000 jobs at its recently acquired credit card business Goldfish with the closure of a Scottish call centre and the unit's London headquarters.