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Samsung launches first US credit card with rewards

Customers can earn higher cashback on Samsung purchases as the Galaxy Card ties spending more closely to the company's wallet and retail apps.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last month

Global Stories

Barclays stories

Outsourcing

ISS names Charlie McCarthy to lead Business & Industry

The overhaul gives ISS a narrower private-sector focus in Britain and Ireland as it targets faster growth in Ireland and tighter contract management.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last week

Fintech

Ant International launches FalconTST 2.0 for banks

Barclays, Citi, Deutsche Bank and Standard Chartered are using the model to improve cash-flow and FX forecasts, with accuracy above 93%.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last week

Software-as-a-Service

10x Banking raises GBP £40 million from AshGrove Capital

The London-based software group is set to expand sales after turning EBITDA-positive and growing annual recurring revenue by more than 30%.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • This month

Fintech

Ant International adds Hang Seng to Alipay+ network

Hong Kong users of Hang Seng's mobile app can now pay abroad through Alipay+, widening access to merchants in more than 55 markets.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Last month

Digital Transformation

Persistent launches EUR 81 per share bid for Nagarro

The planned takeover would value Nagarro at a near-triple-digit premium and could expand Persistent's European footprint if shareholders back the bid.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 5 min read • Tue, 30th Jun 2026

Stories from Other Regions

Barclays stories

Digital Transformation

Nominations open for everywoman in Technology Awards

Against a backdrop of AI-driven job losses and skills shortages, the 2027 awards aim to spotlight women whose work could widen tech talent.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last week

Software-as-a-Service

United Fintech names three new partners in leadership shift

The governance shift gives the fintech a clearer ownership structure as it seeks deeper ties with major banks and asset managers.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • This month

Tech firms back Boycott Your Bed sleepout across UK

More than 500 people will sleep outdoors in four UK cities as tech firms help Action for Children raise funds and awareness of child poverty.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • This month

Semiconductors

Barclays map shows UK equity investment surges 26%

UK businesses drew GBP £14.4 billion in equity funding in the first half of 2026, as London still dominated despite sharp regional gains.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 5 min read • Last month

Digital Transformation

London to take majority of UK finance hiring in 2026

Vacancies in the capital are forecast to rise 17% next year, lifting London to 52% of UK finance recruitment as hiring narrows.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Last month

Fintech

UK Open Banking passes billion payments & 100bn API calls

Higher reliance on account-to-account payments is pushing monthly API traffic to a record 2.81 billion calls, while uptime stays high.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last month

Fintech

Iwoca secures GBP £250 million facility for SME lending

A surge in small-business borrowing has prompted Iwoca to expand lending capacity, after UK SME lending rose 60% in 2025.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Last month

Supply Chain

UK IT firms eye defence growth as confidence rises

A Barclays survey found 62 per cent of IT and telecoms firms expect more defence work, but skills and funding gaps still hinder growth.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last month

Fintech

Rezolve Ai partners Zilch on retail offers platform

Nearly 6 million Zilch users will see retail offers and rewards embedded in their payments journey as Rezolve Ai widens Reward's reach.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last month

Data Analytics

Earthmark launches brand environmental ratings directory

Shoppers can now compare environmental performance across more than 25,000 brands after the directory began turning corporate disclosures into simple scores.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last month