Barclays

Deutsche CEO puts management on blast; Chinese banks use lie detectors

10/29/18

Christian Sewing calls out the German bank's senior managers for using rumors of a merger with Commerzbank to excuse poor performance; banks in China begin using smartphones to pick up on lie-detecting facial tics.

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PFM, AI and more: Startups compete for Barclays funding

10/21/18

At Barclays' fintech accelerator, this year's class has fresh takes on personal financial management, recruiting and trade finance.

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In shadow of #MeToo, women execs call for greater leadership diversity

10/05/18

At American Banker's annual Most Powerful Women in Banking gala on Thursday evening in New York, honorees urged the industry to promote more women and people of color.

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'Seize the opportunity': Barclay's Barbara Byrne on demanding change

10/05/18

Barbara Byrne, a lifetime achievement Women in Banking award winner, says the pace of adding diversity to bank boards must increase quickly.

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Lifetime achievement: Barclays’ Barbara Byrne

10/03/18

For her trailblazing career on Wall Street, Byrne will be honored on Thursday at American Banker’s Most Powerful Women in Banking gala in New York.

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Citi shuffles consumer unit; fintechs embrace subprime cards

08/14/18

Anand Selva, a long-time Asia hand, will head up U.S. consumer banking; several startups are backed by traditional card issuer veterans.

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Battling Canada’s AML woes; Higher capital ratios pushed

08/09/18

U.S. authorities are forced to take action on some shady dealings up north; the Systemic Risk Council says weaker capital rules could deflate bank equity.

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Wells settles DOJ mortgage charges; Fidelity to offer no-fee index funds

08/02/18

The $2.1 billion settlement is likely to be the last of the big toxic mortgage cases from the financial crisis; the move pressures rivals to lower prices.

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Bitcoin bounces back; Southern community banks merge

07/25/18

The digital currency’s price has rebounded to over $8,000 as a new ETF is in the works; three deals may indicate a resurgence of small bank M&A.

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Why banks like Barclays are testing quantum computing

07/16/18

Barclays, Morgan Stanley, True Positive and other firms are turning to the technology for simulations and problems that demand large quantities of computing power.

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