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NatWest to convert all debit cards to Mastercard

NatWest is to convert all of its debit cards to Mastercard, giving the card scheme a massive leg-up in its efforts to break the UK dominance of rival Visa.

04 February 2021

Company announcement/wholesale

NatWest launches grant finder service in collaboration with Swoop

NatWest has today announced the launch of a new grant finder service in conjunction with Swoop, which will allow UK businesses to search for grants to help support their business deal with the ongoing impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.

04 February 2021

Company announcement/startups

NatWest doubles Female Entrepreneurship Funding to £2bn

NatWest has today announced an additional £1 billion in funding to help support female-led businesses in the UK recover from the coronavirus.

28 January 2021

News/devops

Open Banking year three: Insights from the CMA9

The UK banking industry had its hands full in 2020 as institutions had to respond to lockdowns and other restrictions on business activity designed to curb the spread of Covid-19. What effect did this have on the ongoing adoption of Open Banking? In Finextra’s annual review, we look at how Open Banking has grown, what still needs to improve and what will happen next.

13 January 2021

News/devops

How banks and financial services players will monetise open banking

Joined by executives from the financial services ecosystem, Celent’s head of corporate banking Patricia Hines took to the Sibos virtual stage to lead a discussion on the potential for building on ROI with APIs.

12 January 2021

Company announcement/payments

Tyl by NatWest announces partnership with Pennies to support UK charities

As part of a commitment to help businesses and communities thrive, Tyl by NatWest has partnered with Pennies, the UK's leading fintech charity working to protect and grow micro-donations.

21 December 2020

Company announcement/sustainable

NatWest establishes Climate Centre of Excellence

James Close, who was director for climate change at the World Bank for four years until 2018, will join the bank as Director, Climate in the new year from London Waste and Recycling Board, a partnership between the Mayor of London and the London boroughs working to reduce consumption-based emissions and waste.

11 December 2020

News/retail

NatWest to trial virtual queues for socially-distanced branch visitors

NatWest is introducing a ‘virtual queue’ option to encourage social distancing obligations for visitors across its branch network.

04 December 2020

Finextra TV/payments

Natwest on the progress of UK Finance's Payment Futures

Simon Eacott, Head of Payments Innovation and Business Development, Natwest speaks during EBAday 2020 about the work he has been doing at UK Finance and the progress of Payment Futures. We talk about the impact of the pandemic, how the industry has responded, and how NatWest will navigate the coming months.

25 November 2020

News/payments

EBAday 2020: Digital payments should be synonymous with convenience

Diving into the sessions on day one of EBAday 2020, defining the direction of travel for digital payments was resoundingly clear: mobile-led convenience.

24 November 2020