Barclays
Sign in to saveBarclays PLC (, occasionally ) is a British multinational universal bank, headquartered in London, England. Barclays operates as five divisions: the UK Consumer Bank, UK Corporate Bank, Private Bank and Wealth Management (PBWM), Investment Bank, and the US Consumer Bank.
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Barclays is a major British bank based in London that offers a wide range of financial services to consumers, businesses, and wealthy clients around the world. The bank matters because it operates across multiple financial sectors—including consumer banking, corporate services, investment banking, and wealth management—making it a significant player in the global financial system.
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- Barclays PLC
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- Barclays' current logo, used since 2004
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- Headquarters at One Churchill Place in Canary Wharf, London
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- Barclays Bank PLC (18961985)
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- Public
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- Financial services
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- in the City of London, Kingdom of England
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- One Churchill Place, Canary Wharf
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27 sectionsContents
- Name
- History
- 1690 to 1900
- 1900 to 1945
- 1946 to 1980
- 1980 to 2000
- 2000 to 2010
- "Double Dip" tax scams
- Lehman Brothers acquisition
- Qatar capital raising
- Rate-fixing scandal
- 2010 to 2020
- 2020 to present
- Environmental criticism
- Operations
- Principal divisions and subsidiaries
- Branches and ATMs
- Senior management
- List of former group chairmen
- List of former group chief executives
- Sponsorships
- Coat of Arms
- See also
- Notes
- References
- Further reading
- External links
Barclays PLC (, occasionally ) is a British multinational universal bank, headquartered in London, England. Barclays operates as five divisions: the UK Consumer Bank, UK Corporate Bank, Private Bank and Wealth Management (PBWM), Investment Bank, and the US Consumer Bank.
Barclays traces its origins to the goldsmith banking business established in the City of London in 1690 by Quakers John Freame and Thomas Gould. James Barclay became a partner in the business in 1736. In 1896, twelve banks in London and the English provinces, including Goslings Bank, Backhouse's Bank and Gurney, Peckover and Company, united as a joint-stock bank under the name Barclays and Co. Over the following decades, Barclays expanded to become a nationwide bank. In 1967, Barclays deployed the world's first cash dispenser. Barclays has made numerous corporate acquisitions, including of London, Provincial and South Western Bank in 1918, British Linen Bank in 1919, Mercantile Credit in 1975, the Woolwich in 2000 and the North American operations of Lehman Brothers in 2008.
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