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Barclay's Bank

Barclays PLC
Public limited company
Traded as
BCS
FTSE 100 Component
Industry Banking
Financial services
Founded 17 November 1690; 326 years ago (1690-11-17) in the City of London, Kingdom of England
Headquarters London, United Kingdom
Key people
John McFarlane
(Chairman)
Jes Staley
(Group Chief Executive)
Products Retail banking
Commercial banking
Investment banking
Wealth Management
Revenue Decrease£21.451 billion (2016)
Increase £3.230 billion (2016)
Profit Increase £2.828 billion (2016)
Total assets Increase £1.213 trillion (2016)
Total equity Increase £71.365 billion (2016)
Number of employees
129,400 (2016)
Divisions Barclaycard
Barclays Investment Bank
Barclays Wealth
Website www.home.barclays

Barclays PLC /ˈbɑːrkliz/ is a British multinational bank and financial services company headquartered in London. It is a universal bank with global reach, offering products and services across personal, corporate and investment banking, credit cards and wealth management. It has operations in over 40 countries and employs approximately 120,000 people. Barclays is organised into four core businesses: Personal & Corporate (Personal Banking, Corporate Banking, Wealth & Investment Management), Barclaycard, Investment Banking and Africa.

Barclays traces its origins to a goldsmith banking business established in the City of London in 1690. James Barclay became a partner in the business in 1736. In 1896 several banks in London and the English provinces, including Backhouse's Bank and Gurney's Bank, united as a bank under the name Barclays and Co. Over the following decades Barclays expanded to become a nationwide bank. In 1967, Barclays deployed the world's first cash dispenser. Barclays has made numerous corporate acquisitions, including of London, Provincial and South Western Bank in 1918, British Linen Bank in 1919, Mercantile Credit in 1975, the Woolwich in 2000 and the North American operations of Lehman Brothers in 2008.

Barclays has a primary listing on the and is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index. It has a secondary listing on the . Qatar Holdings, an investment vehicle of the State of Qatar, is the largest shareholder of the company.


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