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💡 Did you know we offer Mortgage Boost to new and existing customers? Mortgage Boost can help address the challenges facing home buyers by allowing family or friends to increase - or 'boost' - the amount someone can borrow towards a home, without having to lend or gift money directly or provide a larger deposit, which could be particularly useful for first-time buyers. 🏡✨ Read more: https://lnkd.in/evfQGmKQ All mortgages are subject to application, financial circumstances and borrowing history. T&Cs Apply. The mortgaged property may be repossessed if the borrowers do not keep up repayments on their mortgage.

🏏 Howzat for a new partnership!? 🏏 We’re excited to be the principal partner of Lord’s - the Home of Cricket – joining football and tennis in Barclays’ commitment to professional and grassroots sport. This multi-year partnership will create unmissable experiences for fans as well as supporting people in the community. Through one of the largest annual donations to the MCC Foundation, we’ll support Lord’s with their ambition of creating accessible and inclusive cricket for 10,000 young people by 2028.

New year, new goals? ✨ Our latest research shows 35% of Brits are planning to try ‘Dry January’, while 24% are ready to veg out with ‘Veganuary’. Health, fitness, and financial wellbeing are among the top New Year’s resolutions for 2025. 👉 Read more here: https://lnkd.in/ew_txcy9

🎉 Huge congratulations to Tim Allen (MBE) who was awarded an MBE in the King’s New Years Honours list for services to the cash and banking sectors. Tim, Director of the Access to Banking & Branch Platform team at Barclays, has over 25 years’ experience within the retail and corporate banking, technology and operations teams across the UK, Spain and Africa. As well as his external roles including Non-Executive Director of Cash Access UK and many more!

🎉 Today, we’re proud to officially open our 100th banking hub in Darwen, Lancashire! This milestone marks a major step forward in improving access to essential cash and banking services for communities across the UK. With nearly 100 deposit services now live as well, we’re continuing to support local residents and businesses where they need access to cash. Post Office Ltd LINK Scheme Ltd

Learn how ARK evolved from an idea to a financially sustainable social enterprise with the help from its local Barclays Business team 🙌

It was a pleasure to participate in the #BBCScamSafe Hull roadshow last week. Alongside experts from HSBC, Visa and Age UK , I offered members of the public advice on how to stay #ScamSmart. Having previously being a victim of a scam myself online many years ago, sharing those ‘red flags 🚩’ and top tips is something that I’m so passionate about. Barclays data shows the average purchase scam claim so far this year is over £700, and with so many deals being advertised this week, here are my top tips on how to shop safely in this year's seasonal sales: ⌚Plan ahead and take your time. Always remember to stop and think. 🔗Go straight to the source: Be wary of links that are sent to you and instead go directly to retailers' official websites. 👓Read reviews: Shoppers will often flag bad experiences. Do your down research to avoid making the same mistake. Thanks to Stop Scams UK . A great example of industry collaboration!

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🎄With Christmas just around the corner, it’s time to sleigh your festive budget 🎁 Barclays Consumer Spend research shows that over a quarter of people expect this Christmas to be more expensive than last year. To keep costs down, 34% are keeping an eye out for festive offers, and 26% are buying presents in advance. #BarclaysUKunlocked

🚨 Cheers Hull! 🚨 Day Four of the #BBCScamSafe road show took place in Hull today with Stop Scams UK members HSBC, Visa and Barclays all in attendance. David Callington, Head of Fraud at HSBC, Kirsty Adams, Fraud and Scams Expert at Barclays and Diane Ayres, Client Director at Visa, were on hand to answer questions from the general public on all things scam-related. Speaking to BBC Morning Live, Diane spoke about the dangers posed by deepfakes and how we can protect ourselves from being scammed. “On the surface, deepfakes can often look really good but there are some things you can look out for,” Diane said, following a short clip which showed a deepfake of BBC presenter Rav Wilding that Visa had created for Scam Safe week. On deepfakes, Diane added: “They struggle to replicate facial expression and movements as well. One thing to look out for are the eyes – if the eyes are too still or they don’t match the expression on the face, that’s something you can look out for. “When it comes to audio, you really need to look at if the person’s speech and lips aligned…is the voice a bit robotic, or a bit flat? Those are some of the tell-tale signs you can look out for.” Away from Hull, Tom Olsen, Customer Protection and Enforcement attorney at Amazon, appeared on Rip Off Britain to talk about impersonation fraud and how the company works with law enforcement to take down scammers. Offering his tips to viewers on how to stay safe from scammers, Tom told presenter Gloria Hunniford, “Beware of false urgency. If you feel that something doesn’t feel right or there’s talk about something needing to take place right away, just hang up. Amazon will never ask you for your password or your one-time passcode." A huge thank you to the teams at HSBC, Barclays and Visa for coming to Hull and for all their work in preparing for the day. Friday signals the final day of the road show as Scam Safe week draws to a close in Stockport. Nationwide Building Society and NatWest Group will be there to represent Stop Scams UK as well as chat with members of the public. If you’re nearby, come say hi!