Barclays

Young people's energy and enthusiasm, technological skills and creativity will help boost Scotland's COVID-19 economic recovery, according to new research released today by Barclays' LifeSkills.

Barclays has beaten profit forecasts with its third quarter pre-tax profits reaching £1.1 billion after taking a smaller hit from the coronavirus crisis than the City had expected. The £1.1bn profit is more than double the £507 million forecast by analysts and significantly higher

Barclays wants to convert the Glasgow B-listed Beco building into a new branch and offices at its Tradeston site. The bank has submitted a planning application to Glasgow City Council requesting permission to change the use of the 19th century building.

Barclays has launched a £250 million programme to help UK farmers drive sustainability through Agri-tech. Barclays has teamed up with Nigel Owens MBE, world-renowned rugby union referee and Welsh cattle farmer, to launch a new campaign to drive awareness amongst consumers on the benefits

National homeless charity Bethany Christian Trust has been awarded a grant of £100,000 by Barclays to help serve 3,000 households through Scotland with emergency supply packs including items such as food, toiletries and cleaning products. In April, Barclays announced a £100m Co

The boom in online shopping during the coronavirus pandemic has seen more than one in seven UK retailers (15%) create roles specifically to cater to an increase in digital sales and boost online capacity, according to a study of over 300 senior retail executives conducted by Barclays Corporate Banki

A fifth (20%) of women in Scotland want to start their own business in the next five years, according to new research conducted by LifeSkills in collaboration with Barclays. 

Street Soccer Scotland has received the accolade in the Social Entrepreneur of the Year category of the Barclays' Entrepreneur Awards, which seeks to recognise a company that is delivering transformative social or environmental change.

Architecture practice 3DReid has secured a loan from Barclays through the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS). The company has worked on a number of high-profile projects including designing the Emirates Arena & Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome, the showpiece of the 2014 Glasgow Commonw

The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has launched an investigation into Barclays after allegations that the bank used computer monitoring software to spy on employees. 

Robert Mackie of Scotland has secured a £250,000 CBILS loan from Barclays as the bank continues to support SMEs in the Kilmarnock area.  The firm is the latest to secure a loan to help navigate the coronavirus lockdown and recovery. Based in Stewarton, the company has been manufactur

Barclays has taken a £1.6 billion hit from the coronavirus pandemic in the second quarter of this year. The lender posted pre-tax profits of £1.27 billion in the first half of the year, marking a decrease from the £3bn reported the year before.

Retail sales in the UK increased by 13.9% in June, marking the second month of significant improvement in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, according to the latest data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS). 

Barclays has launched a new digital advice service to tackle the UK’s advice gap and give more people the confidence and support to invest their savings. The new service, called Barclays Plan & Invest, will create a personalised investment plan that’s tailored to a customer’s g

During lockdown, people in the UK have experienced a significant spike in impersonation scams, with June seeing a surge in the monthly figures for scams involving con artists pretending to be police or bank staff, according to a new report from Barclays.