Royal Bank of Scotland

397 results about this entity

Period: 23 Oct 2006 - 13 Apr 2023

Lloyds cuts 100 IT jobs, offshores 300

Lloyds Banking Group is axing 100 IT jobs and transferring another 300 to India as part of a wider cull, decried as "brutal" by unions, at the taxpayer-backed institution

UK banks scrap currency fees

Following an Office of Fair Trading probe, British banks have agreed to ditch some of the fees they charge people for buying foreign currency.

Westpac names former RBS/Lloyds tech head as CIO

Westpac has promoted Clive Whincup to CIO, replacing outgoing chief Bob McKinnon.

RBS closes Bristol site

Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) is closing a customer support centre in Bristol, with the loss of 330 jobs.

Banks backing UK government online identity project

Big banks and card schemes are among a list of 26 companies that are working with the UK government on the creation of a new personal identity system for consumers transacting online.

RBS investment bank unit targets tech and market data in cutback plans

The Royal Bank of Scotland's investment banking unit has put a freeze on software and hardware spending, cut back on market data costs and withdrawn subsidies for Christmas parties.

MPs take RBS and Lloyds to task over ATM access

A senior MP has written to the Royal Bank of Scotland and Lloyds Banking Group raising concerns about restrictions on some account holders using rivals' ATMs.

Brown looks back at the 'practical optimism' of Sibos 2011

Kevin Brown, Head of Global Product Management at Global Transaction Services, RBS comments on the various discussions around liquidity management and the changing regulatory environment held at Sibos 2011 in Toronto.

RBS WorldPay hacker's property auctioned off

Flats and cars belonging to one of the ringleaders of the 2008 cyber-attack on RBS WorldPay, which led to the theft of over $9.4 million, have been auctioned off to compensate the bank, according to local press reports.

Global m-payments volumes set for rapid rise

Globally, mobile payments will represent 15% of all cards transactions by 2013, and will overcome plastic volumes within 10 years if growth continues at the same rate, claims the World Payments Report from RBS, Capgemini and Efma.

Turning the Challenges of Global Trade into Opportunities

John Bugeja of RBS discusses major themes in the global economy and trade prior to Sibos in Toronto 2011.

Cautiously optimistic

Simon Newstead of RBS discusses key industry trends going into Sibos.