Barclays Bank

950 results about this entity

Period: 23 Mar 2006 - 14 May 2024

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Barclaycard rolls out Oyster payments card

Barclaycard rolls out Oyster payments card

Barclaycard today launched its combined contactless Oyster travel and debit card, OnePulse, in London.

HSBC investigates 'out of band' authentication for Web users

HSBC investigates 'out of band' authentication for Web users

HSBC is investigating 'out of band' authentication security for online banking - in which unique ID log-in codes are communicated by telephone - as a possible alternative to the two factor card reader programme backed by UK payments association Apacs.

Barclays blames technical glitch for £1.6bn emergency loan

Barclays blames technical glitch for £1.6bn emergency loan

UK bank Barclays says it was forced to borrow £1.6bn from the Bank of England after a technical problem with its link to the Crest settlement system left it unable to borrow in the inter-bank market to cover a short position in its accounts.

RBS revs up contactless payments programme

RBS revs up contactless payments programme

The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has officially launched its contactless card payment scheme in the UK, with the Formula 1 AT&T Williams team making the first over-the-air transaction at a McDonald's drive-thru in London.

Barclays launches contactless payments card in US

Barclays launches contactless payments card in US

British banking group Barclays is launching a Visa contactless payments card in the US in partnership with retail chain BJ's Wholesale Club.

Barclaycard signs retailers for contactless payments

Barclaycard signs retailers for contactless payments

Barclaycard has signed 1000 retail outlets for the launch of its new contactless three-in-one card, OnePulse, in London this Autumn.

UK Web banks come out top for customer satisfaction - study

UK Web banks come out top for customer satisfaction - study

The UK's direct banks are outperforming their high street rivals when it comes to customer satisfaction, according to a survey conducted by consumer group Which?

Barclays issues pre-paid travel card

Barclays issues pre-paid travel card

Barclays has become the latest bank to launch a re-loadable, PIN-protected travel money card that has been designed to replace paper travellers' cheques and cash.

Barclaycard invites pre-registration for new Oyster payment card

Barclaycard invites pre-registration for new Oyster payment card

Barclaycard is inviting cardholders to pre-register for its new combined contactless Oyster travel and credit card.

HSBC and Barclaycard talk up 'green' initiatives

HSBC and Barclaycard talk up 'green' initiatives

In the latest in a series of environmental initiatives by banks in the UK, HSBC has added a 'green option' on its current account which will allow customers to opt out of receving paper-based bank documents, while Barclaycard has launched the Breathe credit card which offers environmentally friendly shopping incentives to cardholders.

Barclays and HDFC sell Indian BPO unit

Barclays and HDFC sell Indian BPO unit

UK banking group Barclays is selling Intelenet, the Indian BPO joint venture it operates with Housing Development Finance Corporation (HDFC), in a management buy out backed by US-based Blackstone. Financial terms of the deal were not released.

Top banks sign for Boat trade reporting platform

Top banks sign for Boat trade reporting platform

Barclays Capital, BNP Paribas, Dresdner Kleinwort, JPMorgan and Royal Bank of Scotland have signed up to use the Boat European trade reporting platform to meet the pre and post trade reporting requirements of MiFID.

Barclays introduces mobile banking services

Barclays introduces mobile banking services

UK high street bank Barclays has launched a mobile banking service for its 1.9 million Internet banking customers.

HSBC defends two factor authentication opt out

HSBC defends two factor authentication opt out

HSBC has defended its decision not to follow other UK banks in rolling out handheld chip and PIN devices to its Internet banking customers, saying its existing monitoring procedures and customer education initiatives are already effective in detecting and preventing fraud.

Barclays axes 1100 UK jobs in efficiency drive

Barclays axes 1100 UK jobs in efficiency drive

Banking group Barclays is cutting 1100 jobs at its UK back office processing centre in Poole over the next three years in an effort to improve efficiency.

UK banking industry set for contactless card roll out

UK banking industry set for contactless card roll out

UK banks will begin rolling out plastic credit and debit cards featuring contactless payment technology from either Visa or MasterCard to cardholders in September.

Barclaycard set for September launch of combined Oyster e-money card

Barclaycard set for September launch of combined Oyster e-money card

Barclaycard is gearing up for a september launch of a contactless payment card featuring Transport for London's Oyster pre-paid fare system in September, following successful technical trials of the combined card.

Barclays-ABN Amro merger: one in ten jobs to go

Barclays-ABN Amro merger: one in ten jobs to go

In announcing the terms of their proposed EUR67bn merger, Barclays and ABN Amro say they hope to achieve EUR3.5bn of cost savings and additional revenue by 2010, largely from axing or migrating 23,600 jobs. This amounts to just over 10% of the combined workforce.

SecureTrading names Barclaycard's Gerald Kitchen CEO

SecureTrading names Barclaycard's Gerald Kitchen CEO

UK online payment services provider SecureTrading has recruited former Barclaycard MD Gerald Kitchen as its new chief executive officer.

Banks censured for dumping customer data in bins

Banks censured for dumping customer data in bins

The UK's Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has found 11 financial institutions in breach of the Data Protection Act after they dumped customers' personal details in outdoor bins.

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