In July 2013 , Mo Farah , the Somali - born Olympic gold medalist , joined legislators and activists in a campaign urging Barclays Bank to repeal its decision to withdraw from the UK remittance market .
The decision was delayed after British lawmakers lobbied Barclays .
In July 2013 , Mo Farah , the Somali - born Olympic gold medalist , joined legislators and activists in a campaign urging Barclays   to repeal its decision to withdraw from the British remittance market .
The decision was delayed after British lawmakers lobbied Barclays .