Natwest

NatWest Group has announced Roisin Donnelly will succeed Lena Wilson as chair of the group performance and remuneration committee from October 1, 2026. Wilson is a senior independent director at the bank. Previously she was the former chief executive at Scottish Enterprise and is the current chair o

UK Banks have completed their first live transaction with customers using tokenised Sterling deposits, marking a major milestone for payments innovation in the UK. Tokenised deposits are digital representations of traditional commercial bank money. UK Finance, the trade association for the financial

Natwest chair Rick Haythornthwaite has claimed the UK is in a "moment of national crisis" that can only be fixed by encouraging investment into the country's struggling economy. The City grandee said that years of poor decision-making and political instability have hampered public and private sector

Royal Bank of Scotland has provided £82.6m of funding to support Rosethorn Capital Partners and Eagle Street Partners with the acquisition and repositioning of three purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) assets in Birmingham, Edinburgh and London. The financing will support the acquisitio

Scottish margins are being squeezed as rapid growth in employment and wages clashes with weakening pricing power, according to the latest Royal Bank of Scotland Growth Tracker. Scotland was the only nation in the UK outside of Northern Ireland to record payroll growth in July with employment rising

The Royal Bank of Scotland has become the first bank in Scotland to allow companies to borrow up to £10 million against the value of their Intellectual Property (IP).

Edinburgh hosted the Official Institutions Conference last week, marking the first time in 11 years that the prestigious event has been held in the Scottish capital. Convened by Royal Bank of Scotland-owner NatWest Group, the event brought together a range of global investors and national banks from

Royal Bank of Scotland-owner NatWest Group has seen its operating profit before tax rise 12% to £2 billion, up from £1.8bn in the same period last year, for the first quarter of 2026. The growth was supported by a total income of £4.2bn (excluding notable items), representing a nea

NatWest Group has become the first UK bank to launch a dedicated application to assist homebuyers within ChatGPT. This development allows both existing customers and prospective homebuyers to access tailored mortgage and home-buying guidance directly through the AI platform.

Royal Bank of Scotland-owner NatWest Group's annual general meeting in Edinburgh was thrown into disarray after protesters disrupted proceedings for approximately half an hour, forcing the bank to temporarily halt its shareholder meeting. As chairman Rick Haythornthwaite was delivering his opening s

The first NatWest remortgage transaction to complete on the PEXA platform did so within two working days from mortgage offer, giving evidence of the benefits of digitisation and automation in the remortgage process. The transaction is much faster than the typical UK remortgage timeline of four to si

NatWest Group has announced a new financial education offering designed to demystify investing, as part of its free Financial Foundations programme. The new investment-focused workshop, which will be available nationwide from May 2026, has been designed to help more people understand the basics of i

Household names and global giants of business will compete alongside innovative UK SMEs and family businesses at this year’s British Business Awards, which feature special guest George Clooney. The shortlist for the British Business Awards 2026, in association with Royal Bank of Scotland-owner

A former manager at Royal Bank of Scotland's (RBS) controversial Global Restructuring Group (GRG) has pleaded guilty to bribery and extortion after accepting £274,811 in corrupt payments from customers in exchange for preferential treatment of their businesses. Stuart Holloway, 48, of Bury, Gr