Barclays Archives

Barclays’ Binance Customers Looking for Alternative Apps, Banks & Countries

July 6, 2021

The crypto-supporting customers of London-headquartered multinational bank Barclays are "leaving" and searching for workarounds after the bank - previously fined for being used for money laundering - stopped ...

Barclays Introduces Cooling Off Time Delay To Gambling Block Feature

September 15, 2020

Barclays has introduced a 72-hour ‘cooling off’ time delay to its gambling block feature, which will help customers looking for additional control over their expenses in gambling websites, apps or in venues. ...

EU Masters Partners With Nissin, UKLC Banks On Barclays

April 29, 2020

The European Masters has added another sponsor to its list for its Spring 2020 edition. Food and instant noodles brand, Nissin has been named the main partner of the League of Legends tournament. The Japanese...

Paysafe Recruits Barclays’ Sujit Unni as CTO

February 14, 2020

Paysafe, a specialized payments platform, announced this week that it has managed to recruit Sujit Unni from Barclays, to join the company as its Chief Technology Officer (CTO). The appointment of Unni signi...

UK Banking Blockade Against Crypto Exchange Coinbase?

August 15, 2019

Spanish bank Santander has apparently put a block on UK customers trying to deposit fiat funds to cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase, while Barclays has also cut ties with the exchange. The news emerged from a...

HSBC and Barclays Block Company’s Accounts After Owner Traded Bitcoin

August 26, 2018

UK banks HSBC and Barclays froze the accounts of a company after its owner transacted on a cryptocurrency trading platform with his personal account. “Entirely transparent and above board” The company is ...

FCA: Banks Should Apply ‘Enhanced Scrutiny’ on Cryptocurrency Customers

June 12, 2018

The financial watchdog of the UK, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), has sent a letter to the CEOs of banks entitled ‘cryptoassets and financial crime’. Recipients are told that given the emerging eviden...

Börse Stuttgart and Barclays Bank Latest Institutions to Go Crypto

April 15, 2018

Börse Stuttgart, the second largest stock exchange in Germany, is to launch a cryptocurrency trading application later this year. The app, called ‘Bison’, will be launched by the fintech arm of the bourse, So...

Coinbase Receives Approval from FCA, Opens Account at Barclays Bank

March 14, 2018

Coinbase of San Francisco has opened an account at Barclay’s Bank of London, according to the Financial Times. This is noteworthy because it is the first time that a digital exchange has opened a bank accoun...

R3 Blockchain Experiment Kicks Off with Ethereum Technology

January 20, 2016

R3 CEV has announced today the completion of a distributed ledger experiment involving eleven of the world’s biggest banks, including Barclays, BMO Financial Group, Credit Suisse, Commonwealth Bank of Austral...