Barclays

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.

Scottish agriculture-feed manufacturer, Galloway and MacLeod, has expanded operations to five new overseas markets after receiving operational support from Barclays Corporate Banking.

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

Barclays has posted its half-year results, showing a 22% increase in pretax profit to £4.6 billion, for the six months ending 30 June 2023.

Moray West, a significant offshore wind farm development, has secured a £95.5 million loan from Barclays to support the next phase of the project’s construction as part of a wider syndicated £2 billion loan injection which closed in April 2023. Moray West is situated 22km off

Bank of Scotland owner Lloyds Banking Group and Barclays have announced the closure of 63 branches across the UK, 18 of which are located in Scotland.

More than half (55%) of Scottish small to medium-sized businesses (SMEs) expect revenues to increase this quarter, when compared to Q1 2023, according to the latest Barclays Business Barometer.

Barclays Eagle Labs has launched its two-year programme of support for tech businesses, funded by the government’s Digital Growth Grant, to tackle some of the key issues businesses face and drive regional growth in the UK tech sector.

Unite the Union has revealed that the UK's four big banks, how banks have already made billions in extra profit from interest rate rises.

Small and medium sized businesses (SMEs) are increasingly feeling positive about their future, following a difficult second half of 2022, according to Barclays' SME Barometer data. Over two fifths (41%) report feeling optimistic about their own business prospects, the highest level in 9 months, sinc

The total value of all contactless payments jumped 49.7% in 2022, as consumers embraced the £100 transaction limit and returned to high street shopping following the easing of all coronavirus restrictions, new data from Barclays has revealed.