NatWest - News, Articles & Research

Company announcement/wholesale

NatWest targets SMEs with two-year free business banking offer

NatWest Group is offering 24 months of free everyday business banking to UK businesses switching their main business banking account.

06 July 2023

News/crime

Mastercard AI tool helps UK banks take on real-time payment scams

Mastercard is tapping into its AI capabilities to help a host of UK banks predict and prevent real-time payment scams.

06 July 2023

Finextra TV/payments

Overcoming Challenges for Real-Time International Transactions in Cross-Border Payments

Simon Eacott, Head of Payments, NatWest, speaks at EBAday 2023 about the importance of cross-border payments, the current status of real-time international cross-border payments, and the challenges to be addressed to meet customer expectations.

05 July 2023

News/retail

NatWest calls for step change in industry approach to open banking

A report commissioned by NatWest concludes that banks, fintechs and regulators need to work together to resolve key economic obstacles that are holding back wider adoption of open banking in the UK.

04 July 2023

Company announcement/payments

Tyl by NatWest to accept Discover payment cards

Tyl by NatWest has partnered with Discover Global Network to increase its card acceptance options for Tyl merchants and end consumers. Discover, Diners Club International and network alliance cardholders, all part of Discover Global Network, will be able to use their cards and mobile payment products with all Tyl by NatWest merchants.

14 June 2023

News/retail

NatWest and Edinburgh Uni launch centre for innovation in banking

NatWest has invested £2 million to create a 'Centre for Purpose-Driven Innovation in Banking' in collaboration with the University of Edinburgh.

07 June 2023

News/security

NatWest compiles Celebrity Scam Super League table

Dragons Den star Peter Jones and national treasure Sir David Attenborough top the list of NatWest celebrity scam ads used by fraudsters to steal millions of pounds in cash from gullible consumers.

01 June 2023

News/markets

BNP Paribas and NatWest go live with CobaltFX Dynamic Credit

BNP Paribas and NatWest are going live with technology from CobaltFX that is designed to simplify and streamline the allocation of credit for FX transactions between banks and improve access to liquidity.

31 May 2023

Company announcement/sustainable

NatWest touts clean energy in £1bn lending pledge to UK manufacturing

NatWest has announced that, from today, it aims to provide an additional £1billion in lending to the UK Manufacturing sector by the end of 2030, aiming to stimulate growth in the sector and help manufacturers invest in cleaner, more efficient forms of energy generation and use, with lending deployed through loans, asset finance, and overdrafts.

26 May 2023