Royal Bank of Scotland

397 results about this entity

Period: 23 Oct 2006 - 13 Apr 2023

ICFR chief to set out new risk management agenda at Finexpo

Barbara Ridpath, chief executive of the newly-formed International Centre for Financial Regulation - a London think tank established by 19 leading financial institutions in co-operation with the UK Government and the City of London - is to participate in the opening panel at Finextra's forthcoming risk and transaction management event in February.

Tesco wins approval for RBS buy-out; poaches Rowe to head marketing

UK supermarket Tesco has received full approval from the Financial Services Authority for its takeover of the chain's personal finance arm, and poached retail banking chief Paulette Rowe from former partner Royal Bank of Scotland to head its marketing operations.

M-banking network Monilink sees surge in account enquires as crunch bites

Monilink, the UK mobile banking network launched by Morse spin-off Monitise and VocaLink, says it processed over one million account enquiries in October as customers feeling the economic downturn keep a watchful eye on their money.

RBS ATM dishes out 'free' cash

Residents of the English market town of Chorley flocked to a Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) ATM last week after word spread that the unit was dispensing double the amount of cash requested.

Lloyds TSB nabs RBS man Fisher to lead Hbos integration

Lloyds TSB has named Mark Fisher - currently overseeing the integration of ABM Amro into the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) - as director of group IT and operations.

MasterCard and RBS to pilot contactless transit payments in Liverpool

MasterCard is teaming with the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) and Stagecoach to trial a combined contactless bank and transit card in the UK city of Liverpool.

Tesco eyes UK mortgage market

UK supermarket giant Tesco is looking to capitalise on the credit crunch by offering its customers home loans as well as current accounts.

HSBC offers 'plug-and-play' outsourced payments processing

HSBC has launched a 'plug-and-play' outsourced payments system for corporates and banks looking to ease back office connectivity issues and lower the ongoing fixed costs associated with managing their own transaction processing activities.

RBS launches Swift service bureau for corporates

Royal Bank of Scotland has launched a Swift service bureau for corporates that require an outsourced service for connecting to the interbank network.

Customer bank data found on computer sold on eBay

The confidential financial data of a million UK customers has been found on a computer that was sold on online auction site eBay for £35.88.

RBS is top UK phishing target

The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) is the financial institution most targeted by phishing fraudsters, according to anti-spam outfit Clearmymail which is reporting a quadrupling in the number of spam attacks aimed at UK Internet users.

PayPal launches pre-paid card in UK

PayPal has launched a reloadable pre-paid Visa card for the UK market that can be used to pay for purchases in traditional retail stores as well as via the Internet.