NatWest - News, Articles & Research

Company announcement/sustainable

NatWest reports 10% increase in customers using Cogo data to manage their carbon footprint

The number of NatWest customers accessing Cogo’s carbon impact data through their banking app has increased by 10%, according to the NatWest 2022 annual report.

21 February 2023

News/retail

Natwest waives customer charges for pocket money cards

Natwest customers can continue to enjoy free access to the bank's prepaid kids’ debit cards, as the lender scraps a proposed £1.99 per month subscription fee that was set to be imposed in May.

21 February 2023

News/retail

NatWest to buy majority stake in workplace pension and savings app Cushon

NatWest is to spend £144 million to aquire an 85% majority stake in workplace savings and pensions fintech Cushon.

13 February 2023

Company announcement/payments

CMS first customer for NatWest Payit's Reusable Link

International law firm CMS has signed up to technology from NatWest’s multi award-winning open banking payments solution Payit, to collect charity donations from employees for their charity partners using reusable link technology as part of their wider social impact programme.

13 February 2023

News/sustainable

Big banks invest $45m in carbon credit transaction network

A group of nine banks has pumped $45 million into Carbonplace, the global DLT-based carbon credit transaction network they founded that is now becoming an independent entity ahead of its planned launch later this year.

09 February 2023

News/sustainable

Natwest installs card recycling machines

Natwest is installing 'reverse vending machines' where people can recycle their old credit and debit cards.

02 February 2023

News/retail

NatWest and Quilam Capital back Raylo to the tune of £110 million

Circular economy fintech Raylo has agreed a new £110m debt financing facility from NatWest and Quilam Capital.

31 January 2023

News/retail

UK bank branch closures accelerate as NatWest drops the axe

NaWest is to shutter a further 23 branches, adding to a wave of closures announced by the UK big banks in the first month of the year.

26 January 2023

News/security

NatWest adds Confirmation of Payee to open banking payments

Insolvency practitioner Teneo has become the first firm to utilise new Confirmation of Payee functionality embedded within NatWest's account-to-account payments platform Payit.

12 December 2022

News/people

NatWest appoints Mark Brant as chief payments offficer

Former PayPal and American Express executive Mark Brant is joing NatWest as chief payments officer.

08 December 2022

News/people

NatWest names David Grunwald director, innovation and partnerships

NatWest has hired former Google executive David Grunwald in the newly-created position of director of innovation and partnerships.

06 December 2022

News/people

Banks develop IT talent toolkit and framework

NatWest, in tandem with the Financial Services Skills Commission and other banks, has developed a framework to tackle the IT talent gap hitting UK banks.

23 November 2022

News/sustainable

NatWest releases carbon planner tool to help businesses reduce energy costs

NatWest has created a free to use digital Carbon Planner tool designed to help UK businesses lower energy bills as they cut their carbon footprint.

15 November 2022

News/payments

NatWest releases payment APIs for corporate customers

NatWest has released three new APIs to support corporate, commercial, and institutional customer demand for real time payments and automated reconciliation, including BACs payments.

09 November 2022

News/security

The Scammer House of Horrors: Simon Callow narrates scary fraud stories

Legendary actor Simon Callow has been roped in by NatWest to read some real-life Halloween horror stories about the dangers of fraud.

31 October 2022

News/payments

Natwest forges VRP partnerships with Token, Tink and Yapily

NatWest is opening up more opportunities for variable recurring payments by forging agreements with fintechs Token, Tink and Yapily, in adition to existing arangements with TrueLayer, GoCardless and Crezco.

24 October 2022

Company announcement/payments

NatWest inks VRP agreements with three payment providers

NatWest Group has made agreements with Token, Tink and Yapily to offer Variable Recurring Payments (VRP) as a new and convenient payment option for businesses and consumers.

20 October 2022

News/cloud

NatWest to launch BaaS business in UK

UK high street bank NatWest has teamed up with European software vendor Vodeno Group to launch a Banking-as-a-Service (BaaS) business for the UK market.

20 October 2022

News/devops

Sibos 2022: Open banking in the UK - it’s high time for a review

In the lead up to Sibos 2022, Finextra spoke to Dan Globerson, head of Bank of APIs at NatWest, to explore how he is leading the bank’s regulatory commitments in the UK and Europe, driving a culture of API enablement, and collaborating across the industry by establishing standards.

11 October 2022

Company announcement/startups

Natwest, Seedrs and Stripe headline investor audience for Blue Earth pitch tent

The Blue Earth Summit, a breakthrough gathering of the best people in business with shared values around people and planet, has returned to Bristol in its second year, with a mission to radically rethink what a successful business looks like.

06 October 2022