Barclays

The Scottish Football Association has unveiled Barclays as the first-ever naming partner for the National Stadium, officially rebranding the venue as Barclays Hampden. This multi-million-pound, long-term partnership extends beyond the stadium’s renaming. Barclays will become title partner of t

Data from the latest Barclays Business Prosperity Index shows a picture of cautious activity in Q3, particularly amongst small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) who are building savings buffers.

Barclays' profits surged by a third in the second quarter, buoyed by a strong performance from its trading division that offset weakness in other areas of its investment bank. The banking group reported a net profit of £1.7 billion for the three months to June, a 34% increase from the same per

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

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.

Sustainable Ventures, in partnership with Barclays, is launching a new climate tech SME support programme for Scottish companies to address the sector-specific needs of Scotland’s startups and climate tech founders.  Powering the Future, based in Glasgow, delivered by Sustainable Ventures

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

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

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

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.

Barclays has exceeded profit forecasts for the third quarter of 2024, driven by strong performance in its investment banking division.

Barclays has become the new title sponsor for Scottish Women’s Football national leagues.

Barclays, in its first strategy update in a decade, has revealed plans to cut £2 billion in costs as part of a corporate shake-up aimed at boosting shareholder payouts by £10bn within the next three years.

Barclays UK has sealed a deal to acquire Edinburgh-headquartered Tesco Bank's retail banking business for an initial £600 million.

Two fifths (40 per cent) of Scottish corporate retailers opted to display festive themed goods earlier in the year, according to new findings from Barclays.