Barclays Bank

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Period: 23 Mar 2006 - 23 May 2024

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Barclays introduces Twist billing standard

Barclays introduces Twist billing standard

Corporate standards body Twist says Barclays has become the first UK financial services firm to use its bank services billing (BSB) standard to provide electronic reporting of bank information to corporate treasurers and wholesale clients.

NY commuters to trial contactless payments on buses and trains

NY commuters to trial contactless payments on buses and trains

MasterCard is working with transport operators in New York on a contactless payments trial that will enable customers to use devices such as cards, key fobs and mobile phones to pay fares on buses and trains.

PayPal still the UK's favourite

PayPal still the UK's favourite

PayPal continues to be the most popular online payment service in Britain, with over 20 million user accounts now registered in the country, which represents more than a third of the UK's adult population.

Barclays swallows Goldfish

Barclays swallows Goldfish

The UK's Barclays Bank has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the Goldfish credit card business from Discover Financial Services for around £35 million in cash.

Banks to launch European derivatives exchange

Banks to launch European derivatives exchange

Following the establishment of the bank-backed European equities trading platform Turquoise, a group of seven global investment banks are now gearing up to a launch a pan-European financial derivatives exchange - dubbed Project Rainbow - that will compete with the region's established markets, including Liffe and Eurex.

HSBC tops climate change strategy survey

HSBC tops climate change strategy survey

British banking group HSBC has come out top in a study that examines how global banks are tackling the risks and challenges posed by global warming and climate change.

Barclays chairman loses £10,000 in ID fraud scam

Barclays chairman loses £10,000 in ID fraud scam

A fraudster managed to con high street bank Barclays out of £10,000 in a credit card scam by posing as its high-profile chairman Marcus Agius.

Financial firms to launch futures trading venture

Financial firms to launch futures trading venture

News that a consortium of banks and trading firms are teaming up to establish an all-electronic futures trading exchange sent shares in CME Group tumbling over the holiday season.

Barclaycard to launch public mobile payments trial

Barclaycard to launch public mobile payments trial

Barclaycard is to use the forthcoming pilot of the mobile Oyster transit scheme in London to launch a trial of mobile payments technology. The bank says it will credit 225 of the 500 phones to be used in the Oyster pilot with £200 worth of non-reloadable funds for making low value contactless payments at participating retailers.

Transport for London to trial mobile Oyster scheme

Transport for London to trial mobile Oyster scheme

Transport for London (TfL) is teaming with handset manufacturer Nokia and phone network O2 to develop a scheme that will enable customers to pay for tube journeys using mobile handsets.

HSBC and Barclays acquire Loomis UK cash management business

HSBC and Barclays acquire Loomis UK cash management business

HSBC and Barclays Bank have set up a joint venture company to take over the wholesale cash management business of Loomis UK, the cash handling unit of Swedish group Securitas.

Barclaycard to launch carbon-conscious card and loan facility

Barclaycard to launch carbon-conscious card and loan facility

Barclaycard is to launch a linked credit card and loan product aimed at homeowners that want to reduce household carbon emissions and make their homes more energy efficient.

Barclays adds 800 back office jobs at wealth management unit

Barclays adds 800 back office jobs at wealth management unit

Barclays Wealth says it is creating 800 back office jobs in response to increasing demand for its services and to support its expansion into new markets.

Oracle forms financial services strategy council

Oracle forms financial services strategy council

Oracle has established a 'strategy council' comprising of senior IT executives from banks that will provide collective insight and help drive its product strategy for the financial services industry.

MBNA Canada Bank launches 'carbon offset' credit card

MBNA Canada Bank launches 'carbon offset' credit card

Bank of America's card unit MBNA has become the latest financial institution to jump on the 'green' bandwagon with the roll out of a 'carbon-offsetting' credit card, called Eco-Logique, to its customers in Canada.

Halifax begins contactless card roll out

Halifax begins contactless card roll out

UK high street bank Halifax has begun issuing contactless debit cards featuring Visa payWave technology to around 25,000 customers in London.

New Barclaycard aims to offset carbon emissions from air travel

New Barclaycard aims to offset carbon emissions from air travel

Barclaycard is launching a new 'carbon-offset' corporate charge card that will enable its business customers to offset emissions created by business air travel.

London police hunting online account hackers

London police hunting online account hackers

Police in London are hunting a gang of online thieves that hacked into bank accounts and stole hundreds of thousands of pounds.

Barclays Wealth to consolidate back office ops in Glasgow

Barclays Wealth to consolidate back office ops in Glasgow

Barclays Wealth is in negotiations to expand its outsourcing agreement with Bank of New York Mellon and consolidate its business administration in Glasgow under a major re-organisation that will lead to the closure of its operations centre in Peterborough.

Barclays to step up focus on liquidity management

Barclays to step up focus on liquidity management

Barclays has selected a liquidity management system from payments provider Fundtech as part of its efforts to improve the monitoring of its cash flows and in preparation for the introduction of the Single Euro Payments Area (Sepa) and Target2 Securities (T2S) initiatives.

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