Barclays

Barclays is a diversified British universal bank with a history stretching back to 1690. It operates across five business areas: UK consumer banking, corporate banking, wealth and private banking, investment banking, and a specialist consumer bank in the United States. The firm employs 100,000 colleagues and works in 38 countries, with its principal markets in the United Kingdom and the United States.

Its operations span consumer and corporate banking, wealth management, private banking and investment banking. The corporate bank serves business clients; the wealth and private bank provides wealth-management services; and the investment bank is described by the company as a leading business in its field. Barclays states a purpose of "working together for a better financial future", with customers and clients at the heart of its work.

The company describes its culture as one built on inclusion and opportunity, in which people are respected for who they are, valued for what they do and celebrated for their contribution. It sets out five values - Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship - alongside a mindset to Empower, Challenge and Drive. Barclays says it champions innovation, leverages diverse perspectives and learns continuously from both success and failure, in an environment designed to let everyone thrive.