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Barclays International consists of Barclays Corporate and Investment Bank (formerly known as Barclays Capital) and the Consumer, Cards & Payments business. The investment banking business provides advisory, financing and risk management services to large companies, institutions and government clients.
He joined Barclays in 2016 as chief risk officer, before becoming head of global markets and co-president of BBPLC in October 2020. [1] Venkat left JPMorgan for Barclays in early 2016, and was among the first people Staley hired when he became CEO of the bank. [7] Venkat was initially the bank's chief risk officer. [8]
In September 2014, Barclays announced it was going to acquire The Logic Group, [14] a managed payment and loyalty business. The acquisition would enable Barclaycard's clients to benefit from The Logic Group's single platform transaction processing capabilities, alongside data insights, which would allow merchants to better target their services ...
In December 2016, she was appointed CEO of the newly formed Wealth & Investments business, which incorporated the UK Savings business in March 2018. In July 2018, Barclays announced the retirement of Dena Brumpton and the appointment of Dirk Klee as her successor, both effective from September 2018.
Pingit, formerly Barclays Pingit, was a British mobile payments service, allowing Barclays account holders to send and receive money transfers through their mobile phones. . It operated from 2012 until 2021 when Barclays said that the service was no longer needed as newer payment services became popul
In 2010, Barclays Bank again applied for the right to open branches in Canada. [6] The current operation, providing services to investment banking clients, is licensed by the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions to carry on business as a foreign bank branch in Toronto and Calgary under the name Barclays Bank Plc, Canada Branch ...
The Ellerman deal helped the Barclays develop the strategy of buying companies, breaking them up and profiting from the real estate. [15] The technique of approaching an insider to obtain an advantage also set a precedent for later deals: the Barclays approached the Ellerman non-executive chairman, David Scott, at a secret meeting in Monte Carlo.
In 2004, the bank was acquired by Barclays. [5] [6] In May 2005, the bank began offering a Harvard University branded credit card. [7] In August 2005, the bank invested $455 million to market a US Airways branded credit card. [8] On May 25, 2006, the bank was folded into Barclays credit card division and renamed. [9]