The bank has participated in a few different fintech funding rounds as of late; the first was a $5.5 million...
Barclays is launching the My Personal Bank finance service that will link all of a customer’s Barclays based accounts; they are testing the tool with 7,500 Barclaycard Arrival Plus World Elite Mastercard cardholders. Source.
Barclaycard is rebranding as Barclays in the US and launching a digital only bank in 2018; they have been testing the market since last year and plan to fully launch their offering next year; Barclays is more of a household name in the UK but has been offering credit card services under the Barclaycard name in the US. Source.
UK based invoice financing fintech MarketInvoice has raised a fresh $72mn in capital, $33mn in equity and a $39mn debt...
A blockchain trial has been completed with leading UK banks Barclays and RBS along with R3-affiliated Instant Property Network (IPN); the...
We’ve seen many banks who have launched their own fintech offerings; NatWest with Mettle and Bo is one example and...
Barclays US is trying to ensure they use AI in a efficient yet non intrusive way so their customers can get the most out of the technology; Tearsheet spoke with Mona Jantzi, managing director of strategic analytics and customer experience at Barclays US, to learn more about how the bank uses AI; topics discussed include using data to shape customer experience, going beyond product offerings, the dangers of AI use with data and more. Source.
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Barclays recently announced Shelton Shugar as the new CIO of the credit card division; in a Q&A with American Banker, Shugar discusses how they plan to compete in the US payment space and ultimately compete with fintechs; he also talks about the company's cloud computing strategy as well as his perspective on voice recognition and chatbots. Source