Barclays Bank plc

Bank · LONDON, United Kingdom · overall 4.9 / 10

How this 4.9 is built

Average of 6 scored needs: 4.9. Regulation in United Kingdom: 91/100 (World Bank governance indicators). Licence confirmed by a regulator's own list. 2 scores backed by filings or its own pages.

BARCLAYS BANK PLC is recorded in the global register as a bank in LONDON, United Kingdom. The register names Prudential Regulation Authority (Bank of England) as its regulator and shows the licence as licensed. Established 1918. Collected from open registers.

On its own website: “Barclays is a British universal bank. Our businesses include consumer banking, as well as a top-tier, global corporate and investment bank.”

Legal name: BARCLAYS BANK PLC
Regulated by: Prudential Regulation Authority (Bank of England)
Licence confirmed: yes, on a regulator's own list
Established: 1918
LEI: G5GSEF7VJP5I7OUK5573
Website: home.barclays/

Scores, 0 to 10

6.5Financial strength & stability

Holds a banking licence, so it can hold deposits and run payments; the actual terms have not been checked yet. · source

6.0United Kingdom

Licensed and operating in its home country per the register entry; the depth of its offer here has not been checked yet. · source

5.0Best interest on business balances

Holds a banking licence, so it can hold deposits and run payments; the actual terms have not been checked yet. · source

5.0Trade, manufacturing & import-export

Holds a banking licence, so it can hold deposits and run payments; the actual terms have not been checked yet. · source

4.5Lowest fees

The monthly fee is GBP 6. Transfer and card prices were not part of this evidence, so the score speaks for the monthly fee. (Corporate Banking) Read as: “Maintenance Fees” · source

4.5Fast digital onboarding

Holds a banking licence, so it can hold deposits and run payments; the actual terms have not been checked yet. · source

4.0Cross-border payments, FX and multi-currency accounts

The company names SWIFT. The score is held back because the FX margin and the number of currencies were not published in this evidence. Read as: “GBP Payments” · source

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