Nationwide

235 results about this entity

Period: 20 Jul 2005 - 05 Sep 2024

/retail

Nationwide to open branches an hour early for vulnerable customers

Nationwide Building Society is to open some of its branches an hour early to provide dedicated services to elderly and vulnerable customers ahead of the general public.

Nationwide delays business banking account launch

Nationwide Building Society has put back the launch of its business account to later in the year as it continues testing of its mobile app and builds an Open Banking-powered switching tool.

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Nationwide picks AutoRek for data management

AutoRek, the leading software solutions provider for financial controls, data management and regulatory reporting, are delighted to announce Nationwide Building Society as the latest addition to our growing list of clients.

Nationwide in talks to take over Sainsbury's Bank mortgage book

Nationwide Building Society has confirmed it is in talks with Sainsbury's Bank to buy the supermarket chain's £1.9 billion mortgage book.

Nationwide opens new digital hub in Swindon

Nationwide has opened a new digital hub in Swindon, housing 700 tech staff.

Nationwide trials contactless posters for charity donations

Nationwide Building Society is trialling a "smart window poster" that people can tap with their contactless cards to make donations to a homeless charity.

/regulation

FCA requests explanation on banks’ ‘harmful’ overdrafts

The Financial Conduct Authority has called for industry feedback on overdraft pricing in an open letter, as major banks align overdraft rates at around 40%.

/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.

Open Banking year two: Insights from the CMA9

The financial services industry was forced to endure a steep learning curve with the launch of Open Banking in 2018, but what followed the one-year anniversary of the UK’s experiment? Here’s a review of Open Banking’s second year. What worked? What didn’t? And what’s next?

Nationwide invests in charity app Percent

Nationwide Building Society has dipped into its £50 million venture fund to take an undisclosed stake in app-based donations startup Percent.

First Direct tops the charts for customer experience

First Direct and Nationwide top the UK’s first retail banking customer experience (CX) index, created by data analysis and consulting firm Kantar

Nationwide opens API sandbox for mortgage broking industry

Nationwide Building Society has opened an API sandbox for third party developers to pilot applications to help speed up mortgage processing for brokers.