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NatWest ditches BNPL

British bank NatWest is killing off its buy now, pay later (BNPL) service less than two years after launch.

08 March 2024

Company announcement/retail

NatWest to open 'Safe Space' branches to abuse victims

NatWest Group is announcing that starting this week it will be offer safe spaces to people experiencing economic and domestic abuse in over 360 branches across the UK.

07 March 2024

Company announcement/sustainable

NatWest and Cogo create carbon toolkit for SMEs

NatWest and Cogo have joined forces to create a toolkit to help build carbon literacy among SMEs and guide them through the carbon disclosure process.

21 February 2024

News/payments

Natwest becomes first bank accepted into UK Open Banking DPS

NatWest Bank has been confirmed as the first UK Bank to become a supplier on the Crown Commercial Service’s (CCS) new Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for Open Banking.

09 February 2024

News/payments

Businesses measure the benefit of open banking payments

Business that use open banking for payments report an average annual saving of 150 hours usually spent on operational tasks such as processing invoices and financial data, recurring payments and processing refunds, new research from NatWest reveals.

01 February 2024

News/people

NatWest names Michelle Prance as Mettle CEO

Mettle, the NatWest-backed digital account for UK small businesses, has appointed insider Michelle Prance as CEO.

31 January 2024

News/retail

Wise accuses high street banks of hidden exchange rate fees

For GBP to EUR, Wise reports that HSBC has the highest fee for exchange rates (3.7%), followed by Lloyds at 3.6%, Barclays at 2.75%, and NatWest, TSB and Santander all at 2.5%.

19 January 2024

News/sustainable

NatWest launches Energy Help and Support tool for UK SMEs

NatWest has launched a new digital tool to help the UK’s 5.5 million small businesses to save on their energy bills while reducing their emissions.

16 January 2024

Company announcement/startups

NatWest debuts Intellectual Property-based lending for high growth businesses

NatWest Group has launched a new lending proposition for high growth businesses to enable them to lever off the value of their Intellectual Property (IP).

11 January 2024