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Vishing fraud up 79% in 2025 – AIB

In January and February 2025, AIB saw a sharp increase in reports of phone call fraud, with overall voice phishing, or vishing, increasing by 79% compared to the same two months in 2024.

28 March 2025

News/sustainable

AIB raises €500 million in green bond issuance

Irish bank AIB has raised €500 million from issuance from its seventh green bond, which will fund a environmental and climate action projects.

14 March 2025

News/crime

5 most common fraud methods in 2024, according to AIB

‘Smishing’ accounts for 94% of all fraud cases from January to October this year.

04 December 2024

Company announcement/wholesale

AIB launches new 31 Day Notice Deposit account for business customers

Responding to a need among their business customers, AIB has launched a 31 Day Business Notice Deposit which is now available to all business customers at a variable rate of 1.5% AER (Annual Equivalent Rate). This new product meets an important need of business customers seeking a higher return with the flexibility to access funds by providing 31 days’ notice to withdraw.

27 September 2024

News/payments

AIB introduces voluntary gambling block

AIB is the latest bank to introduced a voluntary block feature on debit and credit card transactions linked to gambling.

27 August 2024

News/regulation

Major UK banks broke CMA rules

HSBC, Lloyds, TSB, and AIB have been rebuked by the UK's competition watchdog for failing to meet rules on providing customers with clear and up-to-date information.

25 July 2024

Company announcement/people

AIB appoints Barry Field as corporate affairs director

AIB has today announced changes to its Executive Committee to support the delivery of its new three-year strategy which places an enhanced focus on serving the bank’s 3.2 million customers, further greening of its loan book and driving greater operational efficiency. The bank is creating three new ExCo roles effective from February 1st. to help deliver these key priorities in line with its new strategy (2024-2026).

19 January 2024

News/payments

Irish banks ditch plans to build mobile payments app

Irish banks have abandoned plans to launch a mobile payments app in the face of regulatory holdups and a rapidly changing payments landscape.

15 November 2023

News/retail

AIB apologises for online banking glitch

Irish high street bank AIB has admitted to a glitch in its online banking service after it was highlighted by newspaper The Irish Independent.

30 October 2023

Event/cloud

On-Demand Webinar - Evolving the banking model: How banks can unlock value with novel tech

Watch our on-demand webinar with Worldline, as our panel of industry experts discuss what key catalysts are driving the evolution of traditional banking models.

Speakers from: AIB Group, RTGS Global, Worldline

18 October 2022 287

News/retail

UK's bank branch sharing project to be extended

A trial project involving bank branches shared by multiple institutions is set to be rolled out across the UK.

06 September 2022

News/payments

AIB makes u-turn on decision to scrap ATMs following backlash

In a media release circulated by Paddy McDonnell, head of media relations for AIB, the bank announced it will retain its 170-strong branch network and will not remove cash services from 70 of its branches - a reversal on its announcement earlier this week.

22 July 2022