Barclays

London-based Barclays is a global bank. Barclays Execution Services supports Barclays UK and Barclays International.

In 1690, London goldsmiths founded Barclays. 1736 saw James Barclay join the business. Twelve London and provincial institutions, including Goslings Bank, Backhouse's Bank, and Gurney, Peckover and Company, formed Barclays and Co. in 1896. Barclays expanded nationwide throughout the following decades. Barclays introduced the first cash dispenser in 1967. Barclays acquired London, Provincial and South Western Bank in 1918, British Linen Bank in 1919, Mercantile Credit in 1975, Woolwich in 2000, and Lehman Brothers North America in 2008.

Barclays is a FTSE 100 component and London Stock Exchange primary listing. New York Stock Exchange secondary listing. It is a Financial Stability Board systemically important bank. A 2011 report ranked Barclays as the most powerful transnational firm in terms of ownership and corporate influence over global financial stability and market competition, followed by Axa and State Street firm. Barclays is Europe's fifth-largest bank by assets and employs over 80,000 people in 40 countries.

Barclays UK includes British retail banking, consumer credit cards, wealth management, and corporate banking for small, medium, and large organizations. Barclays International includes Barclays Corporate and Investment Bank (previously Barclays Capital) and Consumer, Cards & Payments. Investment banks advise, finance, and manage risk for large corporations, organizations, and governments. Gilts, Treasury securities, and European government bonds are its main products.

Founded: 1690

Headquarter: London, England, UK

Website: https://home.barclays/