Bramson's Barclays test, the future of CYBG and US online banking

Bramson's Barclays test, the future of CYBG and US online banking

Author: Financial Times October 23, 2018 Duration: 18:35

David Crow and guests discuss Barclays as it tries to defend itself against activist investor David Bramson,  the future of CYBG after it completed its £1.7bn takeover of Virgin Money, and the growing competition in the US online banking market.


Contributors: David Crow, banking editor, Stephen Morris, European banking correspondent, Nicholas Megaw, retail banking correspondent and Laura Noonan, US banking editor. Special guest: David Duffy, chief executive of CYGB. Producer: Fiona Symon.


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