In India, Barclays plc is one of the largest UK employers employing over 30,000 people spread across its banking, technology and shared services operations.
Barclays Bank plc, which has had a branch presence in India since 1990, has achieved market leading position in its core lines of business which includes Investment Bank, International Corporate Bank and Private Bank. Through Investment Bank, Barclays offers bespoke financing solutions, M&A advisory, debt capital markets and risk management solutions. Barclays has been consistently ranked amongst top three players on Bloomberg India League Tables for cross border Bond offerings. The M&A advisory business enjoys a strong reputation in the market.
Additionally, through International Corporate bank, Barclays focusses on serving its multinational and domestic corporate & institutional clients with their banking needs across cash, trade and working capital. Barclays' commitment to growing its India franchise is best demonstrated by the over £1,100 million of capital it has invested in the bank in India, among the largest capital commitments by any foreign bank.
Barclays Private Clients has been offering a full-suite of specialist investment, banking, lending, and wealth advisory solutions to ultra-high-net-worth (UHNW) individuals and family offices since 2008. Over the years, it has attained leading position as a top-tier foreign private bank in India and has been recognised as the Best Private Bank in India by The Asset for three years in a row amongst other recognitions received at various global and regional forums.
Barclays Global Service Centre India (BGSC), a global capability center supports Barclays businesses worldwide, delivering innovative end-to-end business solutions in Technology, Operations and Functions. BGSC is technology-driven and is underpinned by operational excellence, to ensure excellent outcomes for customers and clients through game-changing and purposeful innovation. BGSC operates out of four sites – Pune, Noida, Chennai and Mumbai.
In India, Barclays offers a comprehensive suite of financial services, including investment banking, international corporate banking to support clients in the region and international clients, private banking services to support UHNW clients and family offices along with global markets, technology and shared services.