Barclays news and trends

Barclays US Consumer Bank Launches Savings Product With Tiered Rates

July 17, 2024
Citi Names Barclays Vet James Morris as UK Commercial Banking Head
Personnel // July 15, 2024

Citi has a new head of commercial banking (CCB) for the United Kingdom. James Morris, a 25-year veteran of British banking giant Barclays, is expected to take on that role Sept. 30, Citi announced Monday (July 15) in a news release emailed to PYMNTS. “James...

Case Against Big Banks Overcharging on Corporate Bonds Revived
Legal // July 02, 2024

A lawsuit accusing 10 banking giants of overcharging investors on corporate bonds has been resurrected. The reason, as Reuters reported Tuesday (July 2), is because the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan has overturned the trial judge’s earlier dismissal of the suit, saying...

Report: Goldman Could Hand off GM Card to Barclays
Banking // April 30, 2024

Goldman Sachs is reportedly closer to exiting its General Motors credit card business. The banking giant is in discussions with Barclays to transfer the issuance of the cards, the latest in its long-term project to move away from consumer lending, the Wall Street Journal (WSJ)...

Ex-Barclays CEO Bob Diamond Chairs TikTok Challenger Triller
Social Commerce // April 28, 2024

The former CEO of Barclays is now chairing TikTok challenger Triller. As the Financial Times (FT) reported Saturday (April 27), Bob Diamond has been chairing Triller owner AGBA since September and will serve in that capacity at the video-and-music-focused social media startup as well.  According to the report, Triller claims to...

Interviews & Exclusives
Security Breaches Underscore Questions on Open Banking’s Data Liability  

October 04, 2021
The chain of data protection – keeping the most sensitive information out of the hands of hackers and other bad actors – is only as strong as its weakest link. In the age of open banking, where data access can be broad indeed – where consumers grant permission, and traditional financial institutions (FIs) give access […]

Virtual Cards Drive Consumerization Of B2B Payments

January 12, 2021
Historically, corporate travel and expense (T&E) management has been viewed as an entirely separate function from other B2B payment workflows. With employees seeking to use company cash in the same...

Joor Brings Global B2B Payments To The Fashion Runway

November 11, 2020
Domestic B2B payments are complicated enough, but making these payments across international borders is a whole other challenge. Companies that rely on cross-border B2B payments may not have to deal...

Barclays Business Banking CEO On Solving SMB’s Big Receivables’ Problem

August 06, 2018
Ironically, as the global economy has gotten stronger, payment cycles between buyers and suppliers have gotten longer. What was once an average of about 45 days from invoice to payment has increased...

Quick Reads
Barclays US Consumer Bank Launches Savings Product With Tiered Rates

July 17, 2024
Barclays US Consumer Bank has launched a savings product that provides higher rates on higher balances. The new Barclays Tiered Savings product aims to offer customers additional value and bolster the bank’s deposits portfolio, the company said in a Tuesday (July 16) press release. “Our goal is to offer pricing flexibility that rewards higher balance […]

Citi Names Barclays Vet James Morris as UK Commercial Banking Head

July 15, 2024
Citi has a new head of commercial banking (CCB) for the United Kingdom. James Morris, a 25-year veteran of British banking giant Barclays, is expected to take on that role...

Case Against Big Banks Overcharging on Corporate Bonds Revived

July 02, 2024
A lawsuit accusing 10 banking giants of overcharging investors on corporate bonds has been resurrected. The reason, as Reuters reported Tuesday (July 2), is because the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court...

Report: Goldman Could Hand off GM Card to Barclays

April 30, 2024
Goldman Sachs is reportedly closer to exiting its General Motors credit card business. The banking giant is in discussions with Barclays to transfer the issuance of the cards, the latest...