Barclays is ending its presence in Africa after 100 Years
CEO Jess Staley had been reducing the bank's investment in its African subsidiary as he sought to conserve capital and rebuild Barclays' investment bank. ... Read full article
CEO Jess Staley had been reducing the bank's investment in its African subsidiary as he sought to conserve capital and rebuild Barclays' investment bank. ... Read full article
Citigroup and Mastercard replace Barclays and Visa as the card partners for the Maine apparel retailer. ... Read full article
The decision not to go after the real estate firm could have “serious implications” for lenders; British banks have three months to address technology issues. ... Read full article
Senior executives from Barclays, Bank of America and other big banks urged women to aim high, take chances on challenging jobs and — perhaps most important — provide support to other high-performing female colleagues instead of viewing them as a threat. ... Read full article
The bill heads to President Trump for signing; U.S. banks earned an aggregate $56 billion in the quarter, including a boost from tax reform. ... Read full article
A British court throws out Serious Fraud Office charges that the bank conspired with Qatari investors to prop it up; investigators open 70 cases against potentially fraudulent cyber deals. ... Read full article
Barclays hired Adam Kelleher from BuzzFeed to build a new global team of data scientists to support the company's research department. ... Read full article
Overseas firms have been subject to nonpublic versions of the Federal Reserve reviews, but observers say some foreign banks may be tripped up by the public version. ... Read full article
PayPal and Barclays have formed a strategic partnership enabling Barclays customers in the U.K. and U.S. to manage their Barclays and PayPal accounts within each app. ... Read full article
The measures will lead to a “significant reduction” in the roughly 97,100-person workforce this year, the German banking giant said. ... Read full article
The bank’s latest punishment would settle charges by the CFPB and the OCC; Staley did not act without integrity in trying to unmask a whistleblower. ... Read full article
Barclays has been gauging clients' interest in the British bank starting a cryptocurrency trading desk, potentially joining Goldman Sachs in pioneering a new business on Wall Street, according to people with knowledge of the matter. ... Read full article
As upstart companies mature, they face pressure to develop deeper relationships with their customers. That is leading some to offer to a wider range of products, including deposit accounts. ... Read full article
The investigation targeted 36 residential mortgage-backed securities deals involving $31 billion worth of loans, more than half of which defaulted, according to the Justice Department. ... Read full article
Three unnamed "senior" employees helped the SEC win a $415 million settlement from the bank; Sherborne Investors takes a 5.2% stake in the British bank. ... Read full article
At the U.K. investment bank, women earn 26% less than men and receive bonuses that are 60% lower, according to the lender’s annual report. Overall, it pays women just under half as much as male colleagues. ... Read full article
The Puerto Rico-based bank failed in 2015. The FDIC, its receiver, is seeking unspecified economic and punitive damages from 16 lenders, including Bank of America, Barclays and Credit Suisse. ... Read full article
Budget proposal would slice agency’s spending while limiting its enforcement activities; the bank could lose its U.K. banking license if it fails to refute fraud charges. ... Read full article
Bank makes errors in refund program; credit bureau now says tax IDs, email addresses and driver’s license were compromised in last year’s hack. ... Read full article
Bank will add 400 branches and boost mortgage lending; the company attempts first acquisition since it nearly failed during the financial crisis. ... Read full article