Barclays Bank

995 results about this entity

Period: 23 Mar 2006 - 07 Aug 2025

Deutsche Bank appoints Credit Suisse exec Marques as e-trading head

Deutsche Bank has hired former Credit Suisse executive Jose Marques to head up its global electronic equity trading business in New York.

JP Morgan hires Troise to head e-trading business

JP Morgan has appointed Barclays Capital's Frank Troise as global head of equities electronic client solutions.

Barclaycard develops pre-paid card for Home Access awards

Barclaycard has collaborated with UK government IT agency Becta to develop a special pre-paid card to deliver grants to families qualifying for a free computer and Internet connection under the Home Access programme.

Barclays contactless campaign goes on a rollercoaster ride

Barclays Bank is set to unveil a blockbuster sequel to last year's successful waterslide ad campaign for contactless payments with a new hi-tech multimedia production featuring a wild rollercoaster ride through the skycrapers of New York City.

Barclays to bring IT back inhouse as Accenture outsourcing deal expires

Barclays has decided not to renew a six-year, £400 million IT outsourcing contract with Accenture when it expires in June, taking the work back in-house.

Orange and Barclaycard launch contactless credit card

Wireless operator Orange and Barclaycard have launched a co-branded contactless credit card that will let customers manage their budgets and keep tabs on spending via SMS notifications.

Barclays Stockbrokers taps social media for investor info platform

Barclays Stockbrokers has introduced an investment communications platform that uses Twitter, blogs and podcasts to keep clients up to date with news, views and insights.

CME to launch CDS clearing house with support of eight major dealers

After months of wrangling, The Chicago Mercantile Exchange has finally secured agreement with eight leading dealers to participate in its credit default swaps counterparty clearing initiative.

Seeger exits in Barclays shake-up

The UK's Barclays Bank has undertaken a top-level management shake-up that will see the surprise departure of retail and commercial banking head Frits Seeger.

Lloyds TSB, Barclays and HSBC extend UK cheque processing outsourcing deals

Lloyds TSB, Barclays and HSBC have signed five year outsourcing contract extensions worth a total of £315 million with the UK cheque and payments processing joint venture they jointly own with IT firm Unisys.

SAP hires ex-Barclays CIO Trotta

SAP has recruited Don Trotta, a one-time chief information officer of Barclays Bank and Citigroup, as its new global head of financial services.

ATM card capture crime soars in EU; pressure grown on US to move to EMV

The European ATM Security Team (East) is reporting a sharp rise in losses from 'card trapping' scams at European cash machines for the first six months of 2009.