Barclays

Company profile

Barclays PLC provides various financial services in the United Kingdom, Europe, the Americas, Africa, the Middle East, and Asia. The company operates through Barclays UK; Barclays UK Corporate Bank; Barclays Private Bank and Wealth Management; Barclays Investment Bank; and Barclays US Consumer Bank segments. It offers financial services, such as current accounts, savings accounts, mortgages and unsecured lending, such as credit cards and loans retail banking, wholesale banking, investment banking, wealth management, and investment management services, as well as lending products. In addition, the company engages in securities dealing activities and issuing of credit cards. The company was formerly known as Barclays Bank public limited company and changed its name to Barclays PLC in January 1985. Barclays PLC was founded in 1690 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Company facts

Sector

Finance

Industry

Banks - Diversified

Country

United Kingdom

Headquarters

1 Churchill Place, E14 5HP, London

Employees

93,000

Chief executive

Coimbatore Venkatakrishnan

Founded

1690

Fiscal year

January - December

Listing

BARC · LSE

Indices

FTSE 100

Currency

GBp

ISIN

GB0031348658

Website

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