Real EstateEuropean proptech platform Offr secures £2.7 mn in seed fundingPritam BordoloiAugust 24, 2020 by Pritam BordoloiAugust 24, 2020The funding round was led by Barclays...Read more
Banking MagazineThe UK’s efforts to promote green finance beginsWebAdminJune 5, 2020June 5, 2020 by WebAdminJune 5, 2020June 5, 2020Climate activists groups are forcing British banks and financial services companies to become more responsible in their financing acts...Read more
Energy FeaturedBarclays challenged by ShareAction to end fossil fuel investmentInternational FinanceFebruary 21, 2020March 18, 2020 by International FinanceFebruary 21, 2020March 18, 2020Barclays has been Europe’s biggest lender for fossil fuel projects since the 2015 Paris Climate Agreement...Read more
BankingEx-Barclays tech chief to launch UK crypto-friendly digital bankInternational FinanceJanuary 3, 2020 by International FinanceJanuary 3, 2020Ziglu digital bank will offer fiat as well as crypto accounts...Read more
BrokerageDeutsche Bank poaches Barclays’ top hedge fund managersPritam BordoloiDecember 19, 2019 by Pritam BordoloiDecember 19, 2019Ted Post, a senior executive at Barclays will join Deutsche Bank in New York...Read more
BrokerageDeutsche Bank hands over prime brokerage business to BNP ParibasPritam BordoloiOctober 4, 2019 by Pritam BordoloiOctober 4, 2019Deutsche Bank will continue to operate the platform until all clients are handed over to BNP Paribas...Read more
BankingUK banks face class action suit by investors over forex riggingInternational Finance DeskAugust 1, 2019 by International Finance DeskAugust 1, 2019The lawsuit is funded by litigation funding firm Therium and led by the former pensions regulator chair...Read more
Business Magazine March-April 2019What are the trials and tribulations of the SFO?International FinanceApril 18, 2019December 11, 2019 by International FinanceApril 18, 2019December 11, 2019Following a tumultuous 2018 for the Serious Fraud Office, BLM’s white collar crime expert Iskander Fernandez addresses the agency’s recent investigations and issues surrounding corporate criminal liability....Read more
FintechBarclays partners with leading fintech MarketInvoiceInternational Finance DeskAugust 3, 2018 by International Finance DeskAugust 3, 2018Barclays is the first UK high street bank to partner with leading fintech MarketInvoice to help their UK business customers access finance...Read more
BankingSFO charges Barclays over loans from QatarInternational Finance DeskFebruary 13, 2018February 27, 2020 by International Finance DeskFebruary 13, 2018February 27, 2020It is the second time that Barclays get charged with same charges...Read more