The first Barclays branch in Ghana was commissioned on February 14th, 1917. BBG is now wholly owned subsidiary of Barclays Bank of the United Kingdom and is a major force internationally in both corporate and retail banking. In 2002, Barclays launched Ghana’s fully automated telephone banking operation. It was the first to introduce online banking for its corporate clients with Business Master International. Pay Direct, an electronic payroll system was another first in the country. BBG’s strength in product innovation is not restricted to technology only, with products like; Prestige Banking, Prestige Plus, Local Business and Business Solution. The Bank’s products and services are divided into broad groups namely; Corporate Banking Products, Retail Sector Products and Treasury Products. Barclay’s offers extended banking hours, focused and differentiated services to its chosen customer segments and exploits its competitive of VSAT technology to the benefit of its clients.

Margaret Mwanakatwe : For this year, the business theme of Barclay’s Ghana is “Delivering on our promises”. Our promise to all our customers is to be the best financial service provider in Ghana. What distinguishes Barclay’s from the other banks “fluency in finance” and that encapsulates the promise we will deliver.