Barclays PLC, through its subsidiaries, provides various financial products and services in the United Kingdom, Europe, the Americas, Africa, the Middle East, and Asia. The company operates through Barclays UK and Barclays International divisions. It offers financial services, such as retail banking, credit cards, wholesale banking, investment banking, wealth management, and investment management services. The company also engages in securities dealing activities; and issues credit cards. The company was formerly known as Barclays Bank Limited and changed its name to Barclays PLC in January 1985. Barclays PLC was founded in 1690 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.
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In sync with its plan outlined in February, Barclays (BCS) announces the sale of its German consumer finance business. The deal will free up substantial capital and strengthen its balance sheet....
Some of the UK's largest high-street banks have begun cutting mortgage rates as they look to take advantage of the pent-up demand after the election and when base rates are cut. Both HSBC Holdings P...
Barclays PLC (LSE:BARC) has struck a deal to offload its German consumer banking business to Austrian bank Bawag for a "small premium to net assets", but said the sale would not increase how much ca...
Barclays has agreed to sell its German consumer finance business to Austrian bank BAWAG Group AG for a "small premium to net assets", payable in cash, it said on Thursday, as the British lender aims t...
BAWAG Group today announces the signing of a transaction to acquire Hamburg-based Barclays Consumer Bank Europe from Barclays Bank Ireland PLC....
JP Morgan analysts have reiterated their positive outlook on UK banks, particularly highlighting Natwest Group PLC and Barclays PLC (LSE:BARC) as top picks in the sector. After meetings with senior le...
UBS analysts remain positive on UK bank stocks over their European counterparts, with a particular bias for Barclays PLC (LSE:BARC). In a broker note published on Tuesday, UBS highlighted UK banks' so...
Pay.uk, the body which oversees Britain's retail payments, has revealed the technical issue which prevented bank users from being able to send payments and receive their monthly salaries has been fixe...
HSBC Holdings PLC (LSE:HSBA) has followed rivals Barclays and NatWest and started to cut its mortgage rates ahead of what is expected a run of base rate reductions to the end of the year and into 2025...