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Barclays expands Claude across the bank and expects half its developers on Claude Code by end-2026

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Source: Anthropic

Barclays is expanding its collaboration with Anthropic to use Claude across its global operations for software development, modernising legacy systems and operational efficiency. The bank expects Claude Code to reach 50 per cent of its developers by the end of 2026 and a majority of its software engineers in 2027.

Why it matters

Most of Barclays’ software engineers are to work with an AI coding agent by 2027, starting with half of its developers by the end of 2026.

When
1 Oct 2026
ID
WTA-N-2026-0408
Who
Barclays, Anthropic; Anne Marie Darling

Summary by wheresthe.ai, from Anthropic. Checked against the source on 24 Oct 2026.

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WTA-N-2026-0408: “Barclays expands Claude across the bank and expects half its developers on Claude Code by end-2026.” wheresthe.ai, 1 Oct 2026. https://wheresthe.ai/d/gb-barclays-expands-claude-across-the-bank-2026-10/ (source: Anthropic).

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