The Latest Breaking News from Barclays Bank

Barclays faces complaint over backing for power plant near world’s largest mangrove forest

Bangladeshi complainants allege Rampal power station’s pollution and climate risks threaten the Sunderbans, a world heritage site

The Guardian - UK · Sep 2

Developers win decade-long legal battle to convert west London office to flats

A prior planning application to convert the first-floor space was refused by Ealing Council in November 2016

Evening Standard · Aug 13

Your bank is already using AI. But what’s coming next could be radically new

In June 1967, the world’s first “automated teller machine” or “ATM” was unveiled at a branch of Barclays Bank in north London in a grand ceremony.

The Conversation · Nov 24, 2025

Barclays will no longer be sponsoring Download, Isle Of Wight or Latitude festivals following artist protests and cancellations

Numerous artists had pulled out of major UK festivals due to their links to Barclays, who have invested in companies supplying weapons and military technology to Israel

Metal Hammer · Jun 14, 2024

“We will not take part in an event whose sponsor profits from facilitating a genocide.” Scowl, Speed, Zulu, Pest Control boycott Download festival due to sponsor Barclays investing in companies supplying weapons and military technology to Israel

Six bands withdraw from Download 2024 in solidarity with the Palestinian people

Metal Hammer · Jun 10, 2024

Musicians and artists boycott UK cultural events over Israel ties

Brighton’s Great Escape is the latest festival to be held to account by performers after a third quit over its Barclays Bank sponsorship

The Guardian - UK · May 21, 2024

Three UK banks announce cuts to cost of fixed-rate mortgages

Barclays Bank, HSBC and TSB reveal changes, reversing some of price rises seen in recent weeks

The Guardian - UK · May 16, 2024

Afrobeats and modernism: how the concrete ‘ruins’ of Lagos become a stage

We explore the relationship between Afrobeats and modernism in Lagos, as the Nigerian capital’s concrete structures become a stage for the music genre

Wallpaper · Mar 4, 2024

Barclays Bank is reportedly axing up to 2,000 jobs as part of a $1.25 billion cost-cutting plan

The British bank's CEO C.S. Venkatakrishnan is under pressure to lift Barclays's shares up after a stormy few years.

Fortune · Nov 24, 2023

Want to earn more on your savings with a global bank? Barclays’ CDs and high-yield savings accounts have APYs that top 4%.

While Barclays has limited account options, they post above-average rates on deposit products like savings and CD accounts.

Fortune · Sep 1, 2023