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NatWest launches carbon calculator for staffers working from home

UK bank NatWest has built a carbon calculator to help staff understand the environmental impact of working from home during the Covid-19 pandemic and to give tips on how they can cut their footprint.

08 June 2020

Company announcement/retail

NatWest introduces online entrepreneurship session for young adults

NatWest has announced the launch of free online education sessions for 16-18 year olds, designed to help inspire the next generation of entrepreneurs, coinciding with research that predicts a growth in entrepreneurship in the UK throughout 2021.

29 May 2020

News/retail

Challengers beat incumbents on account opening experience

Many of the UK's leading high street banks have fallen behind their upstart digital rivals when it comes to making it easy and fast to open an account, suggests a review of 12 players' user experience.

25 May 2020

News/payments

Covid-19: UK small businesses accelerate transition to card payments

As people turn away from cash during the Covid-19 pandemic, NatWest has seen a significant increase over the last two months in UK businesses moving to accept card payments.

22 May 2020

Company announcement/people

NatWest appoints Westpac consumer chief Lindberg as retail banking CEO

NatWest Group has announced the appointment, subject to regulatory approval, of David Lindberg as its new CEO, Retail Banking, joining from Westpac, where he is currently Chief Executive of its Consumer division.

19 May 2020

News/retail

NatWest launches video game for children

NatWest has launched a video game to help children develop money management skills.

15 May 2020

News/regulation

FCA: LIBOR’s tough legacy contracts are a ‘knotty problem’

Speaking at the Association of Corporate Treasurers’ International Treasury Week, Edwin Schooling Latter, director, markets and wholesale policy, FCA, said firms must push forward with LIBOR departure projects despite uncertainties regarding certain LIBOR linked loans.

13 May 2020

Company announcement/regulation

Natwest renews CRM contract with Artesian

NatWest, part of the Royal Bank of Scotland Group, has today announced the renewal of its agreement with Artesian Solutions as the Banks’s core relationship intelligence and customer insight platform.

01 May 2020

News/wholesale

NatWest Markets picks Dataiku machine learning platform

The markets business of UK bank NatWest is rolling out a data science and machine learning platform from AI specialist Dataiku, with the goal of deepening collaboration between technical staff and front office users.

29 April 2020

News/people

NatWest appoints Jen Tippen as chief transformation officer

NatWest has poached Jen Tippen from Lloyds Banking Group to fill the newly-created post of chief transformation officer.

27 April 2020

News/payments

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery: Natwest copies Starling with carers card

NatWest, Royal Bank of Scotland and Ulster bank have followed the example set by Starling Bank in launching a companion card which vulnerable customers can give to trusted people to pay for their groceries or other essential items.

24 April 2020

News/retail

NatWest's Mettle offers subscription-free access to FreeAgent accountancy package

NatWest's online business bank Mettle is to provide hard-pressed freelancers, sole traders and small businesses with free access to cloud-based accountancy software from FreeAgent.

06 April 2020

Company announcement/payments

NatWest waives point-of-sale terminal fees during Coronavirus crisis

NatWest has announced that it is waiving monthly hire fees for Point-of-Sale terminals from its payments product Tyl until the end of 2020, adding to the range of support that the bank has launched for its SME customers during the current crisis, allowing businesses to offer a variety of payment options at a reduced cost.

03 April 2020

News/regulation

VoxSmart banks £5.5 million in growth capital from NatWest

NatWest has invested £5.5 million in VoxSmart, a provider of surveillance software for tapping client conversations.

26 March 2020

News/retail

Monzo and RBS to allow customers to monitor credit score for free

UK banks Monzo and RBS are to enable customers to check their approval ratings for loan applications by looking up their credit score for free through the mobile banking app.

28 February 2020

News

Bailed-out RBS to rebrand as NatWest

Royal Bank of Scotland is calling time on its recent checkered past, rebranding as NatWest and setting out new goals to become a 'purpose-led bank' focused on enterprise, learning and climate.

14 February 2020

Company announcement

NatWest appoints Julie Ashmore as CEO of RapidCash

NatWest has today appointed Julie Ashmore as CEO of its digital overdraft alternative Rapid Cash, as it bids to accelerate growth of its working capital venture throughout 2020.

05 February 2020

News/payments

NatWest rolls out 'Intelligent Safe' for cash-reliant businesses

NatWest is to provide business customers with an 'Intelligent Safe' for same day automated account crediting of daily cash takings without the need to visit a local branch.

29 January 2020

News

Banks and exchanges join document automation consortium

A consortium formed by legal firms to explore the use of a new automated document exchange standard for capital markets firms has held its second meeting with participation from a swathe of banks and stock exchanges.

28 January 2020

News/retail

Monzo and Starling among account switching winners

Just five UK banks, two of them challengers, managed a net gain of customers in the third quarter of 2019, according to figures from the Current Account Switch Service.

23 January 2020