Barclays PLC, through its subsidiaries, provides various financial products and services in the United Kingdom, Europe, the Americas, Africa, the Middle East, and Asia. The company operates through Barclays UK and Barclays International divisions. It offers financial services, such as retail banking, credit cards, wholesale banking, investment banking, wealth management, and investment management services. The company also engages in securities dealing activities; and issues credit cards. The company was formerly known as Barclays Bank Limited and changed its name to Barclays PLC in January 1985. Barclays PLC was founded in 1690 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Barclays PLC

The bet on U.S. consumer finance forms part of CEO C.S. Venkatakrishnan's bid to boost the British bank's stock.

Barclays to Buy U.S. Lending Startup Best Egg for $800 Million

Barclays will buy U.S. personal loan originator Best Egg

Barclays to buy US personal loan firm Best Egg for $800 million

The CEO of Barclays said the bank wasn't stuck with exposure to fallen auto-parts company First Brands because of its own due diligence, but it was...

Barclays takes a victory lap over lack of First Brands exposure. But it did get burned on Tricolor.

London stocks rose for a third consecutive day on Wednesday as investors ramped up bets on interest rate cuts from the Bank of England after data s...

London stocks climb as inflation data spurs rate cut bets; Barclays leads gains

The bank has brought forward a portion of its full-year distribution plans and now intends to carry out quarterly share buybacks.

Barclays Upbeat on Outlook as Bank Moves to Quarterly Buybacks

Barclays announced a £500 million ($667 million) share buyback on Wednesday, as it reported third-quarter earnings. The bank said it plans to move...

Barclays announces surprise $670 million share buyback

Barclays' third-quarter profit slipped 7%, it said on Wednesday, as it announced an unexpected 500 million pound ($671 million) share buyback and s...

Barclays reports third-quarter profit falls 7%, announces $670 million buyback

The wave of AI data-center announcements in recent months has Barclays analysts feeling more positive about Nvidia and other AI chip names as they...

Nvidia's stock can soar 35% more, Barclays says. Why AI spending estimates now seem less ‘outlandish.

Company earnings could fall by as much as 25% over five years due to nature degradation, Barclays said, as rising input costs and operational disru...

Nature loss could cut mining, power earnings by a quarter, Barclays finds

Barclays said on Thursday that it has sold its stake in joint venture Entercard Group to partner Swedbank AB at book value, estimated at 2.6 billio...

Barclays sells Entercard stake to partner Swedbank

British lender Barclays is selling Thames Water debt worth 236 million pounds ($319.9 million), Bloomberg News reported on Friday, as the strugglin...

Barclays is selling $320 million Thames Water debt, Bloomberg News reports

Barclays has become the latest British lender to quit the Net Zero Banking Alliance, following the departures of HSBC and several major U.S. banks.

Barclays latest British lender to quit climate banking alliance

Barclays made 500 million pounds ($666.20 million) in revenue from sustainable and low-carbon transition finance in 2024 and is looking to expand i...

Barclays chalks up 500 million pounds in revenues from sustainable finance

Investors have been watching the performance of the lender's sharpened investment banking unit, which posted income of £3.3 billion the three month...