Finance

Barclays and Brookfield Agree to Offload Bank’s Payment Unit

A Barclays Plc bank branch in Chelmsford.Photographer: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg

Barclays Plc will work with Brookfield Corp. to offload some of its payments business, as part of the lender’s push to boost returns.

Barclays agreed to inject £400 million ($529 million) as part of a deal to turn the payments unit into a standalone company, according to a statement Thursday.