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Barclays plc (/ ˈ b ɑːr k l i z /, occasionally /-l eɪ z /) is a British multinational universal bank, headquartered in London, England.Barclays operates as two divisions, Barclays UK and Barclays International, supported by a service company, Barclays Execution Services.
Barclaycard (/ ˈ b ɑːr k l i k ɑːr d,-l eɪ-/; stylized as barclaycard) is a brand for credit cards of Barclays PLC. As of 2010, Barclays had over ten million customers in the United Kingdom. [1]
Unlike some other major economies, the UK does not have a major stratum of independent local banks. The number of independent banks shrank further during 2008: Northern Rock was nationalised by the UK Government (and is now owned by Virgin Money ), followed by Bradford & Bingley ; Alliance & Leicester was acquired by Santander , who merged it ...
In August 2000, Barclays took over Woolwich PLC in a £5.4bn acquisition. Woolwich PLC thus joined the Barclays Bank Group of companies. The Woolwich brand-name was retained after the acquisition, and the Woolwich head office remained in Bexleyheath, south-east London, 4.5 mi from the original office in Woolwich. [6]
Absa Group Limited, commonly known simply as Absa and formerly the Amalgamated Banks of South Africa (ABSA) until 2005 and Barclays Africa Group Limited until 2018, is a multinational banking and financial services conglomerate based in Johannesburg, South Africa and listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange.
Pingit, formerly Barclays Pingit, was a British mobile payments service, allowing Barclays account holders to send and receive money transfers through their mobile phones. . It operated from 2012 until 2021 when Barclays said that the service was no longer needed as newer payment services became popul
Barclays finally acquired Martins the following year. [15] In 1972, Lloyds Bank was a founding member of the Joint Credit Card Company (with National Westminster Bank , Midland Bank and the National and Commercial Banking Group ) which launched the Access credit card (now MasterCard ).
The Women's Championship, also known as Barclays Women's Championship for sponsorship reasons, is a professional football league in England. Women's Championship is the second-highest division of women's football in England. The division was established in 2014 as the FA Women's Super League 2 (WSL 2).