Anthony G. Watson

Anthony G. Watson is a British business and technology executive, and human and LGBT rights activist. Since 2013 he has sat on the board of GLAAD. Watson had been working on developing the bank over 4 years. The bank launched on 30 November 2021 and in doing so became the UK's 6th clearing bank. Watson stated that "existing providers have failed to adequately serve business customers and says it plans to offer features including cheaper, faster and safer transactions".

Activism

At Barclays, Watson was the co-chair of the bank's "global diversity & inclusion panel".

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