Barclays

Barclays plc is a British multinational investment bank and financial services company, headquartered in London. Apart from investment banking, Barclays is organised into four core businesses: personal banking, corporate banking, wealth management, and investment management.

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Barclays ‘Bitterly Disappoints’ With 15% Drop in Profit
Barclays ‘Bitterly Disappoints’ With 15% Drop in Profit
February 15, 2023  |  Earnings

British bank Barclays is apparently still suffering the cost of an $361 million administrative error. The bank on Wednesday released a full-year earnings report showing...

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UK Mortgage Lenders Agree on Measures to Help Struggling Borrowers
UK Mortgage Lenders Agree on Measures to Help Struggling Borrowers
December 28, 2022  |  Loans

The U.K.’s largest mortgage lenders have agreed on measures to help struggling borrowers. The new measures follow a meeting between the chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, and...

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Major Banks Incorporate New UK Company to Promote Shared Hubs
Major Banks Incorporate New UK Company to Promote Shared Hubs
December 19, 2022  |  Banking

The U.K.’s major banks have joined forces to protect consumers’ access to cash. A new nonprofit company called Cash Access UK has been set up...

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UK Regulator Fines Barclays $10.3M for Violating Card-Fee Rules
UK Regulator Fines Barclays $10.3M for Violating Card-Fee Rules
December 02, 2022  |  Bank Regulation

The U.K.’s payments regulator has fined Barclays 8.4 million pounds ($10.26 million). In a Thursday (Dec. 1) press release, the Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) said...

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FinTech Mercury Financial Hires Barclays Exec Jason Whiting as CFO
FinTech Mercury Financial Hires Barclays Exec Jason Whiting as CFO
November 14, 2022  |  Personnel

FinTech company Mercury Financial is reportedly adding Barclays veteran Jason Whiting as chief financial officer (CFO).  Whiting has more than two decades’ experience at both...

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UK Big 4 Beef Up Loan-Loss Reserves as Calls for Windfall Tax Intensify
UK Big 4 Beef Up Loan-Loss Reserves as Calls for Windfall Tax Intensify
November 01, 2022  |  Banking

Due to interest rate hikes by the Bank of England (BoE) this year, all four of the largest U.K. banks — HSBC, Barclays, NatWest and...

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Barclays Backs Illuminate’s Latest Investment Vehicle
Barclays Backs Illuminate’s Latest Investment Vehicle
October 26, 2022  |  Partnerships

Illuminate Financial, the London-based venture capital firm which specializes in FinTech investments, has announced an expansion of its partnership with Barclays. Under the agreement, Barclays...

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Capital One Garners Perfect Score, Tops Credit Card Apps
Capital One Garners Perfect Score, Tops Credit Card Apps
August 18, 2022  |  Credit Cards

The latest iteration of PYMNTS’ Provider Ranking of Credit Card Apps shows that while some things change, some things remain the same. As to what’s...

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Mounting Losses, SMBs and Digital Banking Define UK Big Four Performance in H1 2022
Mounting Losses, SMBs and Digital Banking Define UK Big Four Performance in H1 2022
August 01, 2022  |  Earnings

It’s earnings season for the U.K.’s “Big Four” banks — Barclays, HSBC, Lloyds and NatWest — and despite taking a stock market beating at the...

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