Barclays Bank - News, Articles & Research

Company announcement/payments

Barclays and Visa extend partnership

Barclays and Visa have announced a new, expanded strategic partnership and multi-year agreement, marking a powerful next chapter in their six-decade relationship.

14 hours

News/startups

Barclays to acquire lending startup for $800m

UK bank Barlcays is set to expand its presence in the US consumker banking market after agreeing a deaL to purchase US-based personal lending fintech BestEgg for $800m.

28 October 2025

News/wholesale

Banks buy stake in LSEG's post trade business

The London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) has sold a 20% stake in its Post Trade Solutions business to a consortium of 11 banks.

23 October 2025

Company announcement/markets

SIX lands seven-year strategic partnership with Barclays

SIX, the global financial data and market infrastructure provider, has today signed a seven-year strategic partnership with Barclays, the global banking group, to support the bank’s international growth and drive cost efficiencies.

14 October 2025

News/payments

Major banks explore blockchain-based digital money

Some of the world's biggest banks, including Barclays and Goldman Sachs, are exploring the issuance of a 1:1 reserve-backed form of digital money that provides a stable payment asset available on public blockchains.

13 October 2025

Company announcement/wholesale

Barclays integrates CGI’s global trade finance package with Komgo's multi-bank platform

CGI (TSX: GIB.A) (NYSE: GIB), one of the largest independent IT and business consulting services firms in the world, today announced its partnership with Barclays to integrate CGI Trade360, CGI’s global trade finance solution, with Konsole from Komgo, the largest multi-bank trade finance platform.

30 September 2025

News/payments

UK banks prep live pilot of tokenised sterling deposits

The UK's biggest banks are embarking on a pilot project to deliver the country's first live transactions of tokenised sterling deposits (GBTD).

29 September 2025

News/payments

Swedbank buys Barclays' stake in Entercard

Swedbank is to acquire Barclays’ ownership stake in Nordic card company Entercard for $275 million

28 August 2025

News/markets

Barclays and BNP Paribas invest in Capitolis

Barclays and BNP Paribas are the latest big-name banks to invest in Capitolis, bringing the capital markets tech provider's strategic funding round up to $56 million.

07 August 2025

News/sustainable

Barclays follows HSBC out of the Net Zero Banking Alliance

Barclays has followed HSBC in withdrawing from the Net Zero Banking Alliance (NZBA), claiming that the departure of a host of other global lenders means the organisation "no longer has the membership to support our transition".

01 August 2025