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Barclays today announced the appointment of Alex Ham as Global Chairman of Investment Banking, based in London.

Heka has raised $14 million Series A round, led by Windare Ventures with participation by Barclays, Cornèr Banca, and other institutional investors and will accelerate U.S. expansion

Barclays today announces the appointment of Joseph (Joe) Lee as Head of High Touch Sales Trading, Asia Pacific, further strengthening its Equities platform in the region. In this role, Joe will lead the bank’s high-touch cash trading efforts across the region, focusing on delivering high-quality execution and deepening client engagement. Based in Hong Kong, he will report functionally to Peter Ramsey, Global Head of Cash Equities, and regionally to Christian Treuer, Head of Equities Distribution, Asia Pacific.

Barclays and MSCI Inc. (NYSE: MSCI), a leading provider of mission-critical decision support tools and services for the global investment community, have entered a multi-year strategic agreement. The agreement will enable Barclays to leverage a broad spectrum of MSCI’s innovative solutions to bring differentiated products and insights to clients.

Barclays Bank’s fraud team and global analytics software leader FICO have won a prestigious Credit Award for Excellence in Fraud Prevention. The award, presented in a gala event in Wales, recognizes Barclays’ use of an innovative solution from FICO and Jersey Telecom (JT) called Scam Signal to reduce card fraud losses & protect customers from the harm caused by social engineering scams. Barclays forecast a 6% reduction in card fraud as a result of the deployment, which identified 9 social engineering victims on its first day.

Barclays today announces that Khaled El Dabag and Walid Mezher have been named as Co-CEOs of the Middle East region. Based in Dubai, they will report to Stephen Dainton, BBPLC President and Head of Investment Bank Management in their new role.

Following the appointment of Avinash Thakur as Head of Investment Banking, Asia Pacific, Barclays announces key leadership changes within its Asia Pacific Investment Banking business, effective immediately.

Barclays today announces the following updates to its Group Executive Committee, effective immediately.

Barclays Bank UK PLC is today announcing the appointment of Robert Swaak as Non Executive Director to its Board. As part of Board succession planning, Mr Swaak will, subject to regulatory approval, assume the role of Barclays Bank UK PLC Board Audit Committee Chair from March 2026.

Barclays today announces the appointment of Dale Walsh as Global Head of Credit Distribution and Product, Private Bank and Wealth Management (PBWM). Based in the UK, Dale will be responsible for Credit Distribution and Product globally within PBWM. He will report to Jane Sedgwick, Barclays’ Global Head of PBWM Credit.

Barclays UK today announces that it has appointed Roland McCormack as its Head of Mortgage Intermediaries. The newly-created MD role is a senior leadership position that reflects the bank’s broker-first approach and its continued commitment to the intermediary market.

Claira, an AI-powered Deal Intelligence platform for financial institutions, announces a successful close of $7 million seed funding round. The round was co-led by Barclays, Citi, and Reimagine Tech Ventures, with additional participation from Activant Capital, KDX, and OPCO Ventures.

Barclays today announces the appointment of Farzad Billimoria as Head of Private Bank for the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Farzad will be responsible for leading the Private Bank in the UAE, overseeing the local team and its governance, and driving the growth of the UAE business as a strategic hub for the broader Middle East region and international corridors. Based in Dubai, Farzad will join the bank on 1 July (subject to regulatory approval), reporting to Annabelle Bryde, Barclays’ Head of Private Bank International.

Barclays today announces the appointment of Farzad Billimoria as Head of Private Bank for the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Farzad will be responsible for leading the Private Bank in the UAE, overseeing the local team and its governance, and driving the growth of the UAE business as a strategic hub for the broader Middle East region and international corridors. Based in Dubai, Farzad will join the bank on 1 July (subject to regulatory approval), reporting to Annabelle Bryde, Barclays’ Head of Private Bank International.

Barclays has announced the launch of a new Innovation Hub in London, working with a range of partners from across the tech industry

Barclays Bank PLC (Barclays) and Microsoft Corp. have announced that Barclays is to roll out Microsoft 365 Copilot to 100,000 colleagues globally, transforming the employee experience through AI agents and giving them access to the information they need most.

Barclays Climate Ventures’ 2024 impact report reveals the portfolio’s catalytic impact on climate tech companies, helping to address a systemic growth-stage financing gap by enabling £508m of investment since 2020.

Barclays today announced the appointment of Marc Warm as Global Co-Head of Capital Markets, alongside Tom Johnson and Travis Barnes. Marc will report to Cathal Deasy and Taylor Wright, Global Co-Heads of Investment Banking and be based in New York.

VIVID have secured the first loan to be backed by the National Wealth Fund’s £1.3bn social housing retrofit guarantees. The £50m loan is the largest that can be issued under the guarantee scheme and is being provided by Barclays, with a 70% guarantee from the NWF. VIVID will use the funds to enable the retrofitting of over 2,000 homes, supporting more than 4,000 people living in social housing.

CUBE, a global leader in Automated Regulatory Intelligence (ARI) and Regulatory Change Management (RCM), has […]

Ant International has entered a partnership with leading UK bank Barclays to enhance efficiency and resilience in global treasury management for businesses

Barclays (LSE: BARC) and Brookfield Asset Management Ltd. (NYSE: BAM, TSX: BAM), through its Financial Infrastructure strategy, today announce a long-term strategic partnership (the “Partnership”) to grow and transform Barclays’ payment acceptance business (the “Business”), previously referred to as its merchant acquiring business. Barclays and Brookfield will work to create a standalone entity over time.

JetBlue has announced the launch of the JetBlue Premier World Elite Mastercard®, issued by Barclays […]

Barclays has become the latest organisation to partner with FinTech Wales, the independent membership association […]

Validis, a market leader in financial data collection and standardization, today announced strategic investments from […]

Following the announcement on 9 February 2024, Tesco is pleased to confirm that it has […]

Since April 2024, UK Finance has been working with eleven of its members (Barclays, Citi […]

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) today announced that Barclays has signed a new private cloud services […]

Visa today announced that it is applying the company’s infrastructure, technology and capabilities to account-to-account […]

Amazon and Barclays, one of the UK’s largest credit card providers, announce a new partnership […]

Barclays announced the appointment of Jonathon Traer-Clark as Head of Americas for Barclays Global Transaction […]

Barclays is issuing a warning to those looking for love this summer, as Barclays Scams […]

Barclays US Consumer Bank today announced the launch of a new Barclays Tiered Savings product […]

The fast-growing residential energy services company, Hometree partners with Barclays, raising £250m of debt financing, […]

Barclays has announced the appointment of Christian Wagner as Head of Investment Banking for Germany, […]

WealthOS, the cloud-native wealth management infrastructure platform provider, has announced the successful closure of its […]

The inaugural Barclays Scams Bulletin, launching today, shows that the total value and volume of […]

CLS, a financial market infrastructure group delivering settlement, processing and data solutions, today announced that […]

Barclays Eagle Labs has announced the launch of the Ecosystem Partnership Programme, to provide a […]

Barclays appoints Stephen Pick as Head of M&A for EMEA; Pier Luigi Colizzi as Chairman […]

Investment scams accounted for a third (33 per cent) of all money customers lost to […]

Today, CFIT has announced two trial initiatives, following key recommendations set out in its Open […]

UK Finance has today announced work on a new UK Regulated Liability Network (RLN) experimentation […]

Barclays and New York Liberty today announced a new multi-year partnership in which Barclays will […]

Consumer card spending grew just 1.9 per cent year-on-year last month – significantly lower than […]

New Consumer Spend data from Barclays’ annual contactless trends report has revealed that 2023 was […]

In a strategic move set to reshape the UK’s banking and retail landscape, Barclays Bank […]

Barclays today announces the appointment of Na Wei as Global Head of Leveraged Finance, reporting […]

Consumer card spending grew 3.1 per cent year-on-year in January – less than the latest […]

Barclays has relaunched its Cambridge Eagle Lab with a renewed focus on helping high growth […]

Barclays Eagle Labs have launched an online skills platform, Eagle Labs Academy, for budding entrepreneurs […]

Consumer card spending increased just 4.1 per cent year-on-year in 2023 – noticeably lower than […]

Barclays today announced the appointment of Inderjit (Indy) Bassi as Chief Marketing Officer for Barclays […]

Barclays reveals Consumer card spending grew 2.9 per cent year-on-year in November – less than […]

WealthOS, a cloud-native and API-driven core WealthTech firm, announced that it secured institutional seed funding […]

Christmas is coming early for the UK’s corporate retail sector, with nearly half (49 per […]

Barclays has launched the Demo Directory, a free online service open to UK businesses, regardless […]

Barclays is issuing an urgent warning to university-goers at the start of the academic year, […]

ThinCats, the leading alternative lender, has agreed a new warehouse facility with Citi and Barclays […]

Barclays today announces the appointment of Christian Oberle as Head of Americas Financial Sponsors Group. […]

Barclays today announces the appointment of Sterling Auty as Vice Chairman focused on the Software […]

Barclays appoints Emma Taylor as Global Head of Internet Coverage, and Carmen Chan as a […]

UK FinTech Growth Partners LLP (“UK FinTech Growth Partners”) is pleased to announce that it […]

Barclays today announces the appointment of Lee Counselman as a Managing Director within the Technology […]

Eight in 10 Brits (76 per cent) feel unsafe on social media due to scammers […]

Barclays is pleased to announce the appointment of James Edmonds as Global Head of Sustainable […]

TP24, a fintech provider of flexible revolving business credit, has raised  £345m in debt funding […]

Moray West offshore wind farm is expected to power up to 1.33 million households every […]

With just two weeks until Wimbledon officially opens its gates on Monday 3 July, Barclays […]

Barclays today announces the appointment of Yuri Shakhmin as a Managing Director in the Global […]

Barclays has today announced that it is further developing its working capital offering by investing […]

wefox, the Berlin-based insurtech, has secured US$55m credit facility from J.P. Morgan and Barclays alongside […]

SaveMoneyCutCarbon, recently billed in the media as the UK’s leading money-saving platform through sustainability, has […]

In April, consumer spending in the UK experienced a modest growth of 4.3%, as travel […]

TransferMate and Barclays have announced a new collaboration that will bring an international receivables solution […]

LSEG (London Stock Exchange Group) and Barclays have signed a new multi-year strategic partnership. Building […]

Barclays today announces a strategic partnership with British Gas, focusing on helping customers explore ways […]

Barclays Eagle Labs has officially launched its two-year programme of support for tech businesses, funded […]

Three years on from the start of the UK’s first lockdown, on 23rd March, new […]

New data from Barclays, which sees nearly half of the nation’s debit and credit card […]

Barclays today announces the expansion strategy for its flexible banking formats, as it evolves its […]

Estimates suggest strengthening regional tech industries could grow the UK’s digital sector by an additional […]

Manchester-based FinTech solution provider, Nivo Solutions Limited (“Nivo”) has secured a £1 million investment from […]

Illuminate Financial, the London-based venture capital firm investing in financial services technology companies, today announced […]

Barclays Bank UK PLC is today announcing two new non-executive appointments to further bolster its […]

Liberis, a leading global embedded business finance platform, today announced that they have secured £140m […]

X1 Card (x1.co), the smartest credit card ever made, announced that former Apple Card exec […]

Barclays has appointed Daniel Hanna as Global Head of Sustainable Finance for the Corporate and […]

Senior industry figures are creating a fund to back the growth of UK fintech companies […]

Treasury and technology teams from fourteen large banking groups, including NatWest Group, BNY Mellon’s corporate […]

Lack of trade finance for SMEs threatened to bring supply chains to a halt in […]

Barclays Bank UK PLC has announced two new non-executive appointments, strengthening its Board. Joining as […]

Key players in the financial services industry are re-evaluating their approach to growth and battling […]

Barclays is calling for more robust regulation of all buy-now-pay-later products as new research suggests […]

Barclays today announced that Rainmaking, a leading corporate venture builder, has been chosen as an […]

Barclays has joined together with fellow investors Techstart Ventures, Rafał Brzoska, and Sarah Friar in […]

From today, Amazon customers in the UK will have access to a new, flexible payment […]

‘Buy now pay later’ (BNPL) can offer a convenient way to spread the cost of […]

Form3, a leading cloud-native payment technology provider and Barclays have announced the addition of a […]

The AccelerateHER awards in partnership with Barclays Eagle Labs are set to go UK-wide this […]

To meet growing consumer demand for flexible, digital-first payment options, Mastercard today unveiled Mastercard Installments, […]

The Female Innovators Lab by Barclays and Anthemis (“the Lab”), a US-based venture fund and studio […]

Barclays has announced that Antony Stephen will be joining the Group on Monday 4 October […]

Barclays Eagle Labs is launching its second 12-week virtual accelerator programme, designed to help early-stage […]

As the nation continues to adjust to ‘freedom’ after a return to life without restrictions, […]

Double glazing, central heating and an outdoor space are the features Brits aren’t willing to […]

FreshBooks, a leading cloud accounting software with paying customers in 160+ countries, announced today that […]

Barclays Investment Bank today announces the appointment of Lucy Demery as a Managing Director, responsible […]

Barclaycard has launched a new market-leading, fee-free cashback business credit card, designed to support small […]

Barclays has today announced the appointment of Helen Kelly as Head of Corporate Banking, Barclays […]

First Boulevard, a digitally native neobank focused on improving the financial livelihood of Black America, […]

Self-Service Banking series expands reach with addition of Americas RBR will be running its flagship […]

Barclays has today announced a partnership with Smart Pension, one of the UK’s leading online […]

Barclays is the first UK high street bank to enable customers to wave goodbye to […]

Yolt, the smart thinking money app, today announced it has extended its payment test phase […]