FTSE 100 news / Companies and sectors / Barclays / 3 October 2026
Barclays (BARC): news on Saturday 3 October 2026
+2.0 slightly positive
Coverage was dominated by switching offers worth up to £600 and an expansion of AI coding tools, which lean positive. Offsetting that were the CEO pay rise, an investment arm head stepping down, a delayed office mandate and a customer text warning.
What drove it
- switching offers
- AI rollout
- CEO pay and departures
The 15 stories
- +6.7 Barclays expands Anthropic’s Claude Code to support software development and legacy modernisation
Expanding AI coding tools for development and modernisation - +5.0 Barclays will pay you a bumper £300 to switch current account
Switching bonus offer to win customers - +5.0 Barclays offers up to £600 in FREE CASH as it launches new market-leading account deal in war with rivals
Competitive account deal in fight for customers - +5.0 Barclays will pay you a bumper £300 to switch current account - with double on offer for Premier accounts
Switching bonus offer to win customers - +5.0 Barclays launches market-leading switching offers worth up to £600
Launches switching offers up to £600 - +5.0 Barclays Bank launches new ‘excellent’ deal offering customers £300 after 1 move
New customer switching deal to attract customers - −4.2 New Barclays £489.99 warning as customers receive text message 'bank alert'
Scam-style text warning to customers - −3.3 Bank of America Adds Apprentices, Barclays Delays Office Mandate After Union Pushback - News and Statistics
Delayed office mandate after union pushback - +3.3 Barclays announces £150 to £600 payments for 4 groups of customers - full list
Customer payments announced, mildly positive for acquisition - −2.5 Barclays’ investment arm head steps down from role
Head of investment arm stepping down - +1.7 Dive Deposits: BofA, Barclays show their populist side
Sector piece mentioning Barclays deposit offers - −1.7 Barclays hikes CEO pay to £15 million
CEO pay rise to £15 million may attract criticism - +0.8 Higher yields: a benign mix for equities, for now
Own private bank market commentary, neutral - +0.8 Who Will Be Leading Operational Sustainability at Barclays?
Sustainability leadership appointment, minor - +0.8 Barclays stock after-hours at EUR 5.26: plus 0.19 percent versus prior close
Barclays share price edged up after hours
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