Barclays Locations Near You

1. It's one of the largest multinational corporations in the world and has become a household name. It is well known for its dealings in the financial services and investment banking industry, but here are five things that you might not know:
2. The bank was the world’s first corporation to deploy a cash dispenser, which it did in 1967 in Enfield, UK, with famous British actor Reg Varney being the first person to use it.
3. It launched the first ever credit card in the United Kingdom in 1966.
4. The company was also the first to introduce a debit card in the UK, its Connect card in 1987.
5. Its total assets are worth more than £1.3 trillion.
   

They offer a wide range of products and services for clients and customers. Most branches have in-store facilities such as internal quick service points, internal and external ATMs with audio, mortgage advisors, card issue facilities, Business and Premier account counters, and digital self-service account opening. The bank has a wealth-management option for those who fall into the upper earning brackets—these individuals are generally invited to work with the wealth management organisation to invest their earnings.

Their online banking service offers a safe and secure way to manage banking operations. Using this service, customers can make payments to new people, see all accounts in one place, transfer money between accounts, check statements, view account balances, and order a new card or report one stolen. They have extended this—like many other banks—into mobile apps so that clients have the ability to manage their finances at all times.

Barclays was initially set up in 1690 on Lombard Street, London, and took the name Barclays in 1736 when James Barclay became a partner. The beginning of the 20th century saw a notable period of expansion for the company as it began acquiring numerous small banks around England. During the middle years of the century, it ventured into the international domain and developed many collaborative operations with corporations worldwide, including the National Bank of South Africa and the Central Bank of India.

Further international acquisitions occurred in the latter years of the 1900s. The 21st century has seen the corporation grow steadily, and in 2008, it purchased the North American investment banking and capital markets operations of Lehman Brothers after its bankruptcy. Throughout the 2010s, the bank has been divesting some of its assets, including the sale of its Retail Banking unit in Spain to CaixaBank, and over £1.5 billion worth of shares of the Barclays Africa Group.