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EBAday 2021: Payments innovation and the benefits cascading down the waterfall model

EBAday 2021 has flown by, and the sessions throughout day three of the event served to build on the momentum from day one and two. Another punchy strategic roundtable addressed the need for industry-wide collaboration to drive payments innovation, while two boisterous chatrooms tackled the weighty subjects of Open Banking, CBDCs and stablecoins.

30 June 2021

News/payments

EBAday 2021: Modernisation, a catalyst for payments utopia

With day two now under our belt, we are only just beginning to digest the eyewatering number of insights shared across six panel sessions, two roundtables, a lively chatroom forum and of course, non-stop networking on the EBAday platform.

29 June 2021

Finextra TV/payments

Natwest at EBAday: Payments transformation in 2021 – The road to success

Marion King, Director of Payments, Natwest, speaks to Finextra in the lead-up to EBAday 2021 about the top market trends that are influencing industry change, the biggest opportunities driving successful transformation, and what the future holds for the payments landscape.

08 June 2021

Finextra TV/payments

The role of correspondent banking in enabling fast payments ecosystems

In the lead up to EBAday 2021, Veerle Damen, Managing Director Global Head of Network Management, Natwest, speaks to FinextraTV about the transformation of correspondent banking and driving success through the wider adoption of instant payments. We hear how correspondent banking is helping make a faster international payments ecosystem possible, which initiatives are on the horizon, and the best way to respond to increased competition, compliance requirements, and new technologies.

07 June 2021

News/markets

Banks test DLT-based platform for intraday FX swaps

A group of 11 banks, including NatWest and Deutsche Bank, have been trialling a DLT-based platform for intraday FX swaps.

03 June 2021

News/retail

NatWest expects just 13% of staff to return to the office full-time

NatWest expects just 13% of staff to work from the office full-time, as it lays out expectations for a post-pandemic working environment.

02 June 2021

News/sustainable

NatWest calls for SMB commitment to UK government net zero campaign

NatWest has set the standard after becoming the first banking partner to join the UK Government Together for our Planet campaign.

28 May 2021

News/security

NatWest lets customers set daily bank transfer limits

NatWest is now allowing customers to set their own daily digital bank transfer limits - a move designed to reduce the damage done by APP scams.

24 May 2021

Company announcement/payments

Tyl by NatWest launches loyalty app

Tyl by NatWest today launches a new loyalty app ‘Tyl Rewards’ designed to encourage consumers to continue supporting local businesses, by rewarding regulars as lockdown starts to lift in the UK.

22 April 2021

Company announcement/startups

NatWest relaunches enterprise programme with focus on fast-growing scale-ups

Following the publication of its Springboard to Recovery report, NatWest has today relaunched its Enterprise programme to boost its support for scale-up businesses, as well as climate, fintech, and B-Corp focussed businesses.

16 April 2021

News/sustainable

NatWest and Microsoft pool resources to help companies reduce their carbon footprint

NatWest has joined forces with Microsoft to help its business customers reduce their carbon footprints.

25 March 2021

News/startups

Pollinate closes $50m funding round

Pollinate, a merchant acquiring startup founded by former Monitise chief Alastair Lukies, has closed a $50 million Series C funding round led by Insight Partners and joined by NatWest, Mastercard and NAB.

19 March 2021