Royal Bank of Scotland

397 results about this entity

Period: 23 Oct 2006 - 13 Apr 2023

RBS meltdown blamed on Indian IT operative

Royal Bank of Scotland is refusing to confirm or deny reports that an inexperienced IT operative in India was partially responsible for the computer meltdown that afflicted payments processing at the bank last week.

Algorithmic trading project at RBS

Dr Leonid Timochouk, Global Head, Algorithmic Rates Trading, Quantitative Analytics at RBS, Global Banking and Markets describes how the bank's project to real-measure the calibration of stochastic volatility in finance.

I'm a person, not a bank: tweeters mistakenly bombard @natwest

Among the many victims of RBS's systems meltdown over the last few days, the most unusual may be Natalie Westerman, a 22 year old woman who happens to go by the name @natwest on Twitter.

NatWest opens branches early as online problems continue to hit millions

NatWest opened around 1000 branches one hour early Friday morning in a bid to placate millions of customers unable to access online services for a second day running.

RBS and NatWest Web services knocked out; Oslo Bors hit by DDoS attack

Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) and its NatWest and Ulster Bank subsidiaries have been hit by "technical issues" that have left customers unable to access online services.

"Brutal" jobs cuts at RBS spark debate on branch investment

Royal Bank of Scotland is to slash over 600 UK jobs in reaction to incoming rules on the sale of investment products to customers. The cuts have been described as "brutal" by union leaders and competing banks that have opted to invest in a branch-based sales force.

RBS adds ATM cash dispensing to mobile banking app

Royal Bank of Scotland and NatWest customers who forget or lose their cards can now withdraw money from ATMs using their mobile banking app.

Sepa now!

Deutsche Bank, RBS and SEB celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Sepa now panel.

HSBC moves to contactless as standard on all UK-issued debit cards

HSBC is to join Barclays Bank by introducing contactless technology as a standard feature on all new debit cards in circulation.

Sepa planning certainty

Simon Newstead, head of FI market and business strategy for RBS International Banking examines whether Sepa end dates have offered the industry the 'panning certainty' they've needed.

Impact on payments

Kevin Brown and Peter Lightfoot of RBS look at the impact and future of cash and payments prior to EBADay.

FSA fines Coutts £8.75m over AML failings

Coutts, the private bank owned by RBS, has been fined £8.75 million by the Financial Services Authority (FSA) for anti-money laundering systems and controls failings.