Barclays

Barclays is ending its presence in Africa after 100 Years

07/11/18

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.

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Citi buys $1.5B L.L.Bean credit card portfolio from Barclays

07/09/18

Citigroup and Mastercard replace Barclays and Visa as the card partners for the Maine apparel retailer.

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CFPB won’t pursue Zillow case; U.K. banks warned to fix IT

07/05/18

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.

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Are women bankers doing enough to elevate each other to the C-suite?

05/23/18

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.

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House passes bank reform; banks posted record net income in Q1

05/23/18

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.

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Fraud case against Barclays dismissed; U.S., Canada crack down on ICOs

05/22/18

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.

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Barclays snags BuzzFeed's top data scientist for global research

05/17/18

Barclays hired Adam Kelleher from BuzzFeed to build a new global team of data scientists to support the company's research department.

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Why some foreign banks might fail new round of stress tests

05/01/18

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.

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Deutsche Bank scales back U.S. ambitions to focus on Europe

04/26/18

The measures will lead to a “significant reduction” in the roughly 97,100-person workforce this year, the German banking giant said.

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Barclays adds PayPal in its app, sets foundation for linking P2P, rewards

04/26/18

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.

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