Barclays Bank

997 results about this entity

Period: 23 Mar 2006 - 29 Sep 2025

Barclaycard reaches one million contactless card target

Barclaycard is preparing to ramp up its investment in contactless card technology after issuing its one-millionth card in the UK.

Barclaycard to hire 200 staff for new Long Island facility

UK credit card outfit Barclaycard is to hire 200 people over the next year to work at a new administrative office in New York.

Gemalto releases mini online banking authentication device

European smart card vendor Gemalto has launched an ultra-thin credit card-sized authentication device for online banking customers.

Excel error leaves Barclays with unwanted Lehman assets

Barclays Capital has been forced to file a legal relief motion relating to its acquisition of Lehman Brothers' US assets after a reformatting error with an Excel spreadsheet resulted in 179 contracts being mistakenly included in the purchase agreement.

Barclays creates over 200 call centre jobs in Liverpool

UK banking group Barclays is creating over 200 jobs with the establishment of a new outbound call centre at its facility in Liverpool.

Barclaycard gets indigestion from swallowing Goldfish

Barclaycard's Web site has buckled under the weight of integrating newly acquired Goldfish cardholders, leaving customers unable to log in to access their accounts online.

Three arrested for murder of Barclays Wealth COO McGarahan

Norfolk Constabulary's major investigation team has arrested three local males in their early 20s in connection with the murder of Barclays Wealth chief operating officer Frank McGarahan.

Barclays to hire 1500 IT staff in Singapore

Despite the fall out from the credit crunch, UK banking group Barclays is planning to add 1500 staff to its newly-established technology facility in Singapore over the next five years.

Barclaycard fined for silent calling

Barclaycard has been hit with the maximum possible fine - £50,000 - by UK regulators for making an "extremely high number" of silent and abandoned calls to cardholders.

Visa launches carbon-offset credit card in Europe

Visa has launched a 'green' credit card that will enable its business cardholders in Europe to offset the carbon emissions created by the products it is used to pay for.

Fundtech Q3 earnings hit by Lehman-related charge

US financial technology vendor Fundtech says it will record a charge in the third quarter of up to $600,000 relating to the bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers.

North American securities industry IT spending to plummet

The bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers and acquisition of Merrill Lynch by Bank of America will contribute to a fall of nearly 15% in IT spending by the securities industry in North America next year, according to Tabb Group.