Barclays

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The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has fined Barclays Bank UK PLC and Barclays Bank PLC a total of £42 million for separate instances of failings in its financial crime risk management – one relating to WealthTek and one relating to Stunt & Co. Barclays Bank UK PLC will make a vol

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Barclays reported a strong start to 2025, with first-quarter pre-tax profits reaching £2.7 billion, comfortably exceeding analyst expectations of £2.5bn. The bank's shares rose over 1.5% following the announcement, but have since retraced during the day's trading.

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Barclays customers are experiencing further disruption as the bank's app suffered a new outage on Sunday 8 March, preventing fund transfers and payments. Reports of the problems surfaced around 7am, with a sharp increase in reported outages on Down Detector. Customers have complained of being unable

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HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) is set to replace Barclays with Bank of Scotland-owner Lloyds Banking Group in a significant government banking contract, ending a ten-year agreement. The move, worth £99 million to Lloyds, comes as HMRC awards a new £334m, 12-year contract to a consortium

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Barclays CEO CS Venkatakrishnan has seen his pay more than double to £10.5 million, up from £4.6m in 2023. This substantial increase coincides with a 24% rise in the bank's annual pre-tax profits, reaching £8.1 billion. The profit surge was driven by a rebound in investment banking

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Barclays has been fined £40 million by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) for failing to disclose payments made to Qatari investors during the 2008 financial crisis. The bank was due to challenge the FCA's decision in court but dropped the appeal at the last minute.

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Barclays has backed Apex Hotels' expansion strategy with a £60 million refinancing package, earmarked to help the hotel group broaden its portfolio through the acquisition of more properties, particularly in rural locations. As a part of this growth scheme, Apex Hotels recently made its first

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