Barclays Bank

997 results about this entity

Period: 23 Mar 2006 - 29 Sep 2025

Barclays to pilot mobile cheque deposits as UK Government proposes rule change

The UK government is to begin consultations on new legislation to permit the use of smartphones for remote cheque deposits.

Barclays Bank kicks off fintech accelerator programme

The UK's Barclays Bank is inviting ten start-up companies to take part in a 15-week fintech accelerator programme in conjunction with Techstars

Deutsche Bank bans chat rooms as Europe takes banks to task over rate rigging

On the day it was fined EUR725 million by the EU for rate rigging, Deutsche Bank has confirmed that it has banned traders from using chat rooms, which have proved a fruitful hunting ground for regulators sniffing out market manipulation.

Barclays, RBS and Citi ban traders from chat rooms - FT

Barclays, The Royal Bank of Scotland and Citigroup have banned traders from using chat rooms in the wake of a series of scandals over manipulation of bank interest rates, according to the Financial Times.

Barclays bankers don age simulation suits

Barclays employees have donned age simulation suits in an effort to appreciate the problems old customers have when banking in-branch, online and over the phone.

Barclays revamps Pingit to let big firms send payments to customers

Barclays has added a feature to its Pingit app which gives big businesses the ability to send money to people through their mobile phone numbers.

Funding Circle hires Barclays' Luke Jooste to lead move into property finance

Funding Circle, an online marketplace for business loans, has hired Barclays Business commercial director Luke Jooste to head up its move into the property finance arena.

Children in Need adds Pingit donation option

Brits can donate to the BBC Children in Need charity appeal this year via the Barclays Pingit mobile app.

Barclays blames rise of mobile banking for 1700 branch job cuts

Barclays is set to axe 1700 customer-facing jobs from its branch network over the next year, citing the rise of new customer channels, particularly mobile banking.

Sants and Kheradpir quit Barclays

Barclays is to begin a search for both a new head of compliance and a new chief operations and technology officer after the resignations of current incumbents Hector Sants and Shaygan Kheradpir.

Barclays to open branches in Asda stores

Barclays is set to open branches within Asda stores, shutting down existing sites and shifting staff to the supermarket.

Barclays scratches Twitter itch as customer fury mounts over technical breakdown

A technical snafu at Barclays shut down the bank's Internet, ATM, and card payments network for more than two hours on Thursday night, fuelling a wave of customer anger on Twitter.