Metro Bank

111 results about this entity

Period: 08 Mar 2010 - 12 Nov 2024

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Metro Bank rolls out mobile receipt management technology

Metro Bank has tapped Canadian technology firm Sensibill to introduce a new receipt management feature for business users of its mobile banking app.

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Metro Bank acquires P2P lender RateSetter

Metro Bank is to buy distressed P2P lender RateSetter for a bargain basement initial price of £2.5 million.

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Metro taps Wipro for IT transformation

The UK's Metro Bank has inked a multi-year contract with Indian IT services giant Wipro to deliver and transform testing and environment management services.

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Metro Bank switches on Direct Debit origination

Metro Bank today announces that it has enabled Direct Debit origination for its business customers via its partnership with Bottomline Technologies.

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Metro Bank appoints new chief risk officer

Metro Bank has today (10.07.20) announced that Richard Lees will join the Metro Bank Executive Committee (ExCo) as Chief Risk Officer, subject to regulatory approval.

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Metro Bank in talks to buy P2P lender RateSetter

Metro Bank has confirmed that it is in exclusive talks to buy the UK's biggest P2P lender RateSetter.

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Metro Bank joins Bounce Back Loan Scheme

Today the British Business Bank has announced that it has approved a new lender for accreditation to the Bounce Back Loan Scheme for small business across the UK.

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Challengers beat incumbents on account opening experience

Many of the UK's leading high street banks have fallen behind their upstart digital rivals when it comes to making it easy and fast to open an account, suggests a review of 12 players' user experience.

Metro Bank engages with Ezbob for small business lending platfrom

Metro bank has contracted with Ezbob to deliver a digital lending proposition for small business customers.

Metro Bank to repay £50 million of RBS bail out cash

Metro Bank is to return £50 million to the RBS bailout fund after downgrading its plans for branch expansion over the coming years.

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Metro Bank becomes direct Bacs participant

Metro Bank has become a direct participant of Bacs, the Pay.UK-operated payment system, helping enable Direct Debit origination for business customers through a new partnership with Bottomline Technologies.

Twenty more Metro Bank staff sign up for digital banking MSc programme

Metro Bank, known for its exceptional customer service, has welcomed a second cohort of colleagues onto its MSc programme in Retail and Digital Banking, which it set up with Cranfield School of Management in 2018.