Barclaycard is part of the Barclays Group which is headquartered in the UK. Barclacyard is one of Europe's largest card and consumer lending businesses. In 1966, the Barclays credit card was the first bankcard to be launched in the UK. Barclays also offered the first all-purpose credit card in Europe.
Barclaycard US represents the company's strategic entrance into the U.S. card payments market. The entity was founded in 2000 as Juniper Financial and purchased by Barclays in 2004.
The main strategic focus of Barclaycard US is on credit card partnerships. The company believes that to help partners exceed their goals, the focus of every department within the whole company must be oriented around delivering solutions for partners.
Barclaycard US jointly offers partnership card programs in the U.S. to consumers and small businesses today with partners in the categories of retail, travel and financial institutions such as airlines, hotels, travel providers, scale retailers, specialty providers, banks and brokerages.
Additionally, Barclaycard US markets card payment products to consumers and small businesses in the open market under the Barclaycard and Juniper brands. The business offers savings and CDs to US consumers online.
For more information about Barclays PLC, please visit www.barclays.com.
