Barclays Bank

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Period: 23 Mar 2006 - 29 Sep 2025

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Barclays launches mobile banking service in India

Barclays launches mobile banking service in India

UK bank Barclays has launched a mobile banking service in India that enables customers to transfer funds, pay bills and make account enquiries using their handsets.

Barclays introduces Twist billing standard

Barclays introduces Twist billing standard

Corporate standards body Twist says Barclays has become the first UK financial services firm to use its bank services billing (BSB) standard to provide electronic reporting of bank information to corporate treasurers and wholesale clients.

NY commuters to trial contactless payments on buses and trains

NY commuters to trial contactless payments on buses and trains

MasterCard is working with transport operators in New York on a contactless payments trial that will enable customers to use devices such as cards, key fobs and mobile phones to pay fares on buses and trains.

PayPal still the UK's favourite

PayPal still the UK's favourite

PayPal continues to be the most popular online payment service in Britain, with over 20 million user accounts now registered in the country, which represents more than a third of the UK's adult population.

Barclays swallows Goldfish

Barclays swallows Goldfish

The UK's Barclays Bank has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the Goldfish credit card business from Discover Financial Services for around £35 million in cash.

Banks to launch European derivatives exchange

Banks to launch European derivatives exchange

Following the establishment of the bank-backed European equities trading platform Turquoise, a group of seven global investment banks are now gearing up to a launch a pan-European financial derivatives exchange - dubbed Project Rainbow - that will compete with the region's established markets, including Liffe and Eurex.

HSBC tops climate change strategy survey

HSBC tops climate change strategy survey

British banking group HSBC has come out top in a study that examines how global banks are tackling the risks and challenges posed by global warming and climate change.

Barclays chairman loses £10,000 in ID fraud scam

Barclays chairman loses £10,000 in ID fraud scam

A fraudster managed to con high street bank Barclays out of £10,000 in a credit card scam by posing as its high-profile chairman Marcus Agius.

Financial firms to launch futures trading venture

Financial firms to launch futures trading venture

News that a consortium of banks and trading firms are teaming up to establish an all-electronic futures trading exchange sent shares in CME Group tumbling over the holiday season.

Barclaycard to launch public mobile payments trial

Barclaycard to launch public mobile payments trial

Barclaycard is to use the forthcoming pilot of the mobile Oyster transit scheme in London to launch a trial of mobile payments technology. The bank says it will credit 225 of the 500 phones to be used in the Oyster pilot with £200 worth of non-reloadable funds for making low value contactless payments at participating retailers.

Transport for London to trial mobile Oyster scheme

Transport for London to trial mobile Oyster scheme

Transport for London (TfL) is teaming with handset manufacturer Nokia and phone network O2 to develop a scheme that will enable customers to pay for tube journeys using mobile handsets.

HSBC and Barclays acquire Loomis UK cash management business

HSBC and Barclays acquire Loomis UK cash management business

HSBC and Barclays Bank have set up a joint venture company to take over the wholesale cash management business of Loomis UK, the cash handling unit of Swedish group Securitas.

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