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 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 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.

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.