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| 15.06.2026 | Investors ‘reluctant’ to splash cash on UK banks amid crisis in Number 10 | UK banks’ stock prices are being slapped with a political risk premium, City analysts have warned, as turmoil in Downing Street threatens to rock the sector.
The FTSE 350 bank index has had a choppy start to the year with financial stocks f... |
| 11.06.2026 | Hugo Boss shares soar as Mike Ashley’s Frasers circles | Hugo Boss shares have jumped following a €2bn takeover approach from Frasers, sending its share price above the offer tabled by Mike Ashley’s group.
The German luxury brand said it is reviewing the “unsolicited” takeover attempt, which woul... |
| 09.06.2026 | Britain Forges AI Sovereignty: A National Tech Reckoning | Britain launches an assertive AI strategy. The nation invests £400 million in AI chips and compute infrastructure. It aims for digital independence. The first sovereign AI model, Lumen Sovereign, gains backing from major corporations. New p... |
| 09.06.2026 | Icon Solutions Showcases How Banks Can Accelerate Digital Asset Innovation with IPF | Icon Solutions – the UK fintech enabling banks to design and implement state-of-the-art payment systems – has released a reference implementation showing how banks can use the Icon Payments Framework (IPF) to accelerate support for payments... |
| 08.06.2026 | Cosine secures industry backing for Britain’s first sovereign frontier model | Cosine, the British AI company selected by the UK Government as part of its Sovereign AI initiative, today announced that it has brought together a coalition of leading UK institutions to co-design Lumen Sovereign, which it describes as Bri... |
| 08.06.2026 | Starmer: Britain must ‘not stick its head in the sand’ on AI | Sir Keir Starmer has said Britain must not “stick its head in the sand” on artificial intelligence, with the technology set to fundamentally reshape the UK economy.
The Prime Minister used his speech at London Tech Week to unveil a major so... |
| 08.06.2026 | Natwest housing finance chief: Social housing changes lives – I would know | Behind every discussion about social housing, finance or policy are real people whose lives can be changed by the security of a permanent home, writes Paul Eyre
I always felt secure. I always knew I had a home. But today in the UK there are... |
| 08.06.2026 | Britain’s first sovereign AI model secures blue-chip backing as Starmer unveils £400m plan | Sir Keir Starmer’s push to build sovereign British AI capability has won backing from some of the country’s biggest companies, with BT, HSBC, Lloyds, Natwest and BAE Systems joining plans to develop Britain’s first sovereign frontier AI mod... |
| 01.06.2026 | OpenAI Releases Cyber Model to UK Banks | Nine major UK banks have just been offered access to OpenAI’s cybersecurity model GPT-5.5 Cyber after they did not gain access to Anthropic’s Claude Mythos models’ latest preview.
The release of Claude Mythos sparked international curiosity... |
| 28.05.2026 | Mark Kleinman: Reeves revels in ring-fencing reform | Mark Kleinman is Sky News’ City Editor and the man who gets the Square Mile talking in his City AM column
Is Rachel Reeves about to rip up ring-fencing? It was a question I posed in this column just over a year ago. Now, we have an answer o... |
| 25.05.2026 | Heat wave bottle jobs: Water firms set up emergency supply points in Kent, with tankers on standby | With temperatures setting records for May over the long bank holiday weekend, emergency supplies of bottled water were sent to two major Kent towns and hundreds of Brits were hit with interruptions to their water supply.
Distribution points... |
| 21.05.2026 | ‘It will reduce jobs’ – Jamie Dimon sounds off on AI’s impact on banks | One of the world’s leading financial figures has warned AI will inevitably lead to a cut in jobs amid growing jitters around the impact the new tech will have on the banking sector.
Jamie Dimon – the top boss of America’s largest bank, JP M... |
| 20.05.2026 | The Square Mile gets its fourth City Minister – could it soon get its fifth? | Four City minsters later, in this week’s column Samuel Norman takes a look at the blow to the Square Mile from the latest reshuffle. Also on the agenda: Revolut’s plans for the high net worth faces off with ambitions of incumbents.
“Look fo... |
| 20.05.2026 | AI will ‘destroy and create jobs,’ says HSBC boss | The boss of Europe’s largest bank has warned that the growth of AI will both “destroy” and “create” new jobs as the banking industry continues to be reshaped in the face of new technology.
Georges Elhedery, chief executive of HSBC, warned t... |
| 18.05.2026 | Rachel Reeves reforms ring-fencing in boost to Natwest and Lloyds | Rachel Reeves has handed a major boost to the likes of Natwest and Lloyds with an overhaul of the ring-fencing regime in hopes to free up capital to be invested into the UK.
The Treasury has unveiled a shakeup of the 15-year-old legislation... |
| 18.05.2026 | Jamie Dimon’s iron grip on JP Morgan threatens investor rebellion | Jamie Dimon’s iron grip on JP Morgan comes under the microscope at the Wall Street giant’s annual general meeting on Tuesday as the banking exec looks to fend off an investor rebellion.
The world’s most influential banker is facing an activ... |
| 18.05.2026 | Emergency lifeline for collapsed banks doubled to £3bn | The emergency credit fund that serves as a lifeline for collapsed lenders has been doubled as a result of “recent regulatory and operational developments”.
The Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) – working in tandem with the Treas... |
| 16.05.2026 | Reeves to overhaul ring-fencing regime in a bid to boost the UK economy | The Treasury is set to unveil a sweeping overhaul of the ring-fencing regime next week, in a bid to protect depositors at the UK’s biggest retail banks, as ministers scramble to boost economic growth.
According to reports in Sky News, Chanc... |
| 14.05.2026 | Starmer drama: Traders bet against UK as short-selling on pound and banks surges | Traders are betting against the UK as the political storm in Westminster continues to send jitters through asset markets.
The pound has tumbled to a two-week low against the dollar, clinging onto the $1.35 mark on Thursday morning.
Meanwhil... |
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| 13.05.2026 | Beyond Announces Major Argentina Investment to Create 100+ Engineering Roles and Expand Global Cloud Delivery | Beyond, Europe’s largest Google Cloud partner, announced a significant investment in Argentina, with plans to recruit more than 100 highly skilled engineers over the next 12 months as part of its new global delivery center.
The investment c... |
| 13.05.2026 | JP Morgan chief threatens to pull £3bn investment if Labour becomes ‘hostile to banks’ | The chief executive of JP Morgan has threatened to pull a major investment from the UK if Labour government policy turns “hostile to banks”.
Jamie Dimon – the influential American banker – revealed plans for a £3bn square feet tower in Cana... |
| 12.05.2026 | Barclays and Lloyds shares sink as political storm puts banks in tax sights | The UK’s banking giants led a major sell-off across the FTSE 100 this morning as a combination of political hazards hit the London stock market.
Barclays was the top faller on the index shortly after market open, shedding over four per cent... |
| 06.05.2026 | FTSE 100 banks are facing £2.5bn of headwinds – HSBC and Barclays are in the firing line | The FTSE 100’s Big Five banks toasted a healthy profit stash in the first-quarter, but, says Samuel Norman, storm clouds are gathering on the horizon for the sector.
The London market’s five biggest banks swallowed a bitter cocktail of econ... |
| 06.05.2026 | UK Fintech Payments Company Icon Solutions Honoured With King’s Award for Enterprise | Icon Solutions, the UK fintech enabling banks to design and implement state-of-the-art payment systems, has been awarded a prestigious King’s Award for Enterprise in the Innovation category.
Icon Solutions is one of only a select few organi... |
| 05.05.2026 | HSBC profit drops after Iran war and private credit charges bite | HSBC missed its profit target in the first quarter of the year after the blue-chip lender booked a mammoth credit charge.
The FTSE 100 giant – which boasts a huge £230bn market cap – recorded a pre-tax profit of $9.4bn (£6.5bn), missing the... |
| 20.04.2026 | Banks rejected by Supreme Court in municipal bond price-fixing case | Please subscribe to IBJ to decode this article.
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| 12.03.2026 | Why Dame Alison Rose Joined FNZ: The Future of Wealth Democratisation | Share
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In November 2024, FNZ announced Dame Alison Rose as Chair of FNZ (UK) Ltd and member of the FNZ Group Board. The appointment united one of the UK’s most experienced banking transformation leaders with one of th... |
| 09.03.2026 | UK Venture Capital Shifts Toward AI as Funding Narrows to Proven Scale-Ups : Research | An analysis by NatWest, produced in collaboration with PitchBook, reveals a striking transformation in Britain’s startup ecosystem. In 2025, UK venture capital investment poured into artificial intelligence, even as overall funding became f... |
| 26.02.2026 | Revolut: Digital Powerhouse Redefines Global Finance Amidst Regulatory Scrutiny | Revolut, the UK fintech titan, achieved a $75 billion valuation in 2025, disrupting traditional banking. Global expansion remains a priority, marked by a Mexico banking launch. However, a full UK banking license still eludes the firm, amids... |
| 19.02.2026 | London’s Prime Property Market Offers New Opportunities : Coutts’ Index | NatWest indicated that London’s prime property market is entering 2026 with a compelling message for discerning buyers: considerable value has returned to some of the capital’s most prestigious addresses. NatWest also pointed out in a blog ... |
| 17.02.2026 | NatWest Bets Big on AI After £1.2Bn Tech Overhaul | After pouring £1.2 billion into its tech stack last year, NatWest claims it is “quietly transforming…from the inside out” by ditching legacy platforms, rolling out AI at scale, and making better use of its vast data estate – but the bank ha... |
| 13.02.2026 | Pay for Natwest’s top boss balloons to £6.6m as bonuses soar | The boss of Natwest has defended a bumper rise to his pay packet in the last financial year as the bank dished out the cash on employee bonuses.
The group’s chief Paul Thwaite pocketed a £6.6m package, an increase of 33 per cent from £4.9m ... |
| 12.02.2026 | NatWest Group Strengthens Wealth Management Arm via Acquisition of Evelyn Partners | NatWest Group has revealed plans to purchase Evelyn Partners, a UK-based wealth management firm, in a deal valued at £2.7 billion on an enterprise basis. This acquisition aims to establish the combined entity as the foremost provider of pri... |
| 01.02.2026 | Budget 2026 to have marginal impact on bond markets | - |
| 26.01.2026 | Financial Regulation Innovation Lab Grant Winners Revealed | The Financial Regulation Innovation Lab (FRIL) today announced the four fintechs selected to receive grants through its latest Future of Wealth Innovation Call, delivered by FinTech Scotland in partnership with SuperTech WM.
The six-week pr... |
| 19.12.2025 | В Великобритании запустили фонд социального инвестирования на 10 млн фунтов | - |
| 02.12.2025 | Bourn: £3.5 Million Raised To Scale Its Embedded Alternative To The Business Overdraft | Bourn, a London-based fintech building a modern, data-driven replacement for the traditional business overdraft, has raised £3.5 million to expand the rollout of its Flexible Trade Account, a real-time working capital solution for small and... |
| 02.12.2025 | Bank of England warns of rising global threat as lenders’ capital rules slashed | The Bank of England has warned of increased global risks to financial stability, even as it slashed rules imposed on UK lenders dictating the amount of capital they must hold.
The central bank said “risks to financial stability have increas... |
| 24.11.2025 | Nvidia invests in Revolut as $75bn valuation secured | Nvidia has invested in London fintech Revolut as the firm secured a $75bn (£57bn) valuation in a secondary share sale.
The chip giant participated in the share sale via its venture capital arm, NVentures, alongside a group of top investors ... |
| 14.11.2025 | Lloyds and Natwest shares fall in ‘perfect combination’ of fears | Lloyds and Natwest shares were among the top fallers on the FTSE 100 index on Friday as a combination of fears weighed upon City stocks.
The FTSE 350 bank index lost 2.17 per cent over the course of the day amid a widespread sell off across... |
| 13.11.2025 | Starmer promised a calmer politics – how’s that working out? | They say that if you’re explaining, you’re losing. That quote, attributed to Ronald Reagan, came to mind yesterday as I watched Keir Starmer squirm his way through howls of laughter in the House of Commons as he insisted “we are a united te... |
| 07.11.2025 | FTSE 100 Live: ITV and Sky takeover chatter; House prices rise | Good morning from the City AM liveblog team.
Yesterday, the Bank of England cut rates in a 5-4 decision with Governor Andrew Bailey playing decider.
Policymakers at the Bank said the crunch decision weighed up contractions in the jobs marke... |
| 03.11.2025 | Rachel Reeves’ banking reforms ‘unlikely to be transformative’ | Rachel Reeves’ financial services growth mission faces a major blow with top City voices warning her regulatory reforms won’t be transformative.
The Chancellor unveiled her Leeds Reform package intended to “rewire the financial services ind... |
| 31.10.2025 | Motor finance, Madoff fraud, tax fears – bank shares defy the noise | A motor finance battle, hefty impairment charges and the shadow of 2008 all cast over banks third-quarter results but beneath the fog investors are rewarding the FTSE 100’s top lenders for another bumper quarter.
The FTSE 350 banks index ha... |
| 30.10.2025 | Five Scottish Fintechs Win £50K in FRIL Innovation Call | The Financial Regulation Innovation Lab (FRIL) has announced the five organisations selected to receive grants following its latest Innovation Call. These grants will support the development and deployment of solutions that strengthen indus... |
| 29.10.2025 | Complaints to banks ombudsman fall after Treasury clamp down | Complaints to the banking ombudsman have tumbled in the three months to September 2025 after the Treasury launched its own clamp down.
The Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) recorded 46,300 complaints in the quarter, down from 73,700 in the ... |
| 27.10.2025 | FTSE 100 giant Natwest shares surge to 15-year high | Natwest shares rallied to a 15-year high on Monday morning after the lending giant’s post-results stock boom continued into the new week.
The FTSE 100 titan’s shares were up over one per cent in early trading to 578.60p.
It follows the grou... |
| 24.10.2025 | European stocks reverse course to move higher after cooler-than-expected U.S. inflation print | LONDON — European stocks reversed course to move higher on Friday as investors reacted to a delayed U.S. inflation print and a flurry of corporate earnings reports.
By 2:55 p.m. in London (9:55 a.m. ET), the pan-European Stoxx 600 was 0.1% ... |
| 24.10.2025 | Natwest shares jump after cost-cutting boosts profit | Natwest stock surged in early trading this morning after the lender posted a major bump in third-quarter profit following its cost-cutting regime.
The FTSE 100 giant’s operating profit before tax surged over 30 per cent in the third quarter... |
| 22.10.2025 | FTSE 100 Live: UK inflation holds at 3.8 per cent, Barclays share buyback | Good morning from the City AM liveblog team.
The UK’s top banks are gearing up for a third-quarter reporting season where all eyes will be on the Labour government’s second Autumn Budget.
Speculation of a bank tax hike has dominated chatter... |
| 21.10.2025 | Analysts dampen outlook for FTSE 100 banks as tax clouds gather | The UK’s top banks are gearing up for a third-quarter reporting season where all eyes will be on the Labour government’s second Autumn Budget.
Speculation of a bank tax hike has dominated chatter around the sector in recent months and eleva... |
| 19.10.2025 | Global week ahead: ‘Cockroaches’ crawling toward Europe? | European earnings season kicks off with the likes of Unicredit, Barclays, Lloyds Banking Group and Natwest set to report.
CNBC’s Silvia Amaro will speak to Unicredit CEO Andrea Orcel as the bank publishes its latest set of earnings.
British... |
| 17.10.2025 | Report: Top Banks Advancing AI 2.3x Faster Than the Rest | The fourth edition of the Evident AI Index, an outside-in benchmark for AI in financial services, finds banks are rapidly expanding AI deployment and beginning to show clearer commercial outcomes – but not evenly.
While most institutions ar... |
| 11.10.2025 | Legal & General eyes bid for Natwest pension provider | Legal & General is eying a bid for Natwest’s pension provider Cushon as the financial services giant looks to beef up its segment in the retirement market.
The FTSE 100 giant is among a handful of potential buyers who have expressed int... |
| 07.10.2025 | RBS Unveils Up to £10M IP-Backed Loans for Scottish Firms | High-growth Scottish businesses are set to benefit from a new funding stream, as the Royal Bank of Scotland prepares to launch the country’s first IP-backed loans.
Under the bank’s plans, firms will be able to borrow against the value of th... |
| 01.10.2025 | Revolut, Barclays and Monzo top fraud complaints ranking | Challenger banks Revolut and Monzo have topped the rankings for fraud and scam complaints filed to the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) as Brits flock towards digital offerings.
Fintech juggernaut Revolut received the most amount of APP fr... |
| 30.09.2025 | UK PM Starmer prepares for critical address — and much is riding on what he says | British Prime Minister Keir Starmer will address the Labour Party conference in Liverpool on Tuesday.
Wooed before the general election in July last year, business leaders are now in a particularly mutinous mood after tax hikes.
Bond market... |
| 29.09.2025 | Natwest chair: Rachel Reeves’ Budget must include radical tax reform | The chair of banking giant Natwest has called for Rachel Reeves to implement “radical tax reform” in her Autumn Budget.
Rick Haythornthwaite has said a “bold long-term plan” to “kick-start growth” would reassure jittery bond markets and “de... |
| 22.09.2025 | City asked to contribute £120m Rachel Reeves’ stock market push | Rachel Reeves’ major advertising push to re-invigorate the London market is expected to cost the City £120m, new documents have revealed.
The campaign, which is being led by the Investment Association, was announced as part of Reeves’ Mansi... |
| 19.09.2025 | Natwest in talks to sell pension provider Cushon | Natwest is gearing up to sell pension provider Cushon just two years after it first acquired the business.
The bank has lined up advisers to help work on a sale of the London fintech and is already in talks with a number of potential suitor... |
| 18.09.2025 | Teollisuuden Voima Oyj issued a EUR 500 million EU Green bond | Teollisuuden Voima Oyj issued a EUR 500 million EU Green bond
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| 04.09.2025 | Rachel Reeves warned on bank tax by lobby group boss | Rachel Reeves has been hit with a firm warning from the banking industry to avoid taxes on the sector or risk harming economic growth.
The Chancellor has received a letter from the boss of UK Finance – a lobby group for the banking industry... |
| 02.09.2025 | Avtar Group Announces Awards for Career Excellence at MACC 2025 | Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Career Achievers, Icons, Early Career Excellence and Second Career Professionals were honored
A one-of-its kind Career Conference drew hundreds of professionals for career opportunities, skilling and mentoring
As... |
| 02.09.2025 | Ten big banks defeat antitrust lawsuit in US over bond trades | Ten big banks defeat antitrust lawsuit in US over bond trades
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| 02.09.2025 | The spectre of 2008 haunts banks’ push into private credit | Britain’s biggest banks are trying to grab a slice of the rapidly expanding private credit market, but as they look to grow, memories of the financial crisis are coming back to haunt the lenders.
The global private credit market notched $2 ... |
| 01.09.2025 | Scottish Innovation Surges: August Investments Propel Global Tech | Scottish innovation soared in August 2025. Massive investments powered key sectors. Precision optics secured millions for global expansion. Healthtech breakthroughs received critical backing, notably for pediatric sleep AI. Gigabit broadban... |
| 01.09.2025 | DIGIT Deal Roundup | August 2025 | Welcome to the August 2025 edition of the DIGIT Deal Roundup.
Last month saw a flood of fresh investment for Scottish firms, including multi-million pound funding deals for two broadband providers, backing for a host of healthtechs, and som... |
| 26.08.2025 | Lloyds to hand shareholders over £17bn by 2027, analysts say | Lloyds Banking Group shareholders are set for a bumper payout with analysts projecting the lender will return over £17bn to investors by 2027.
The FTSE 100 giant was listed as Jefferies analysts “preferred” banking stock following a strong ... |
| 20.08.2025 | Scottish Startup Growth Surges 18% in H1 2025 | Scotland saw a sharp rise in startup activity over the first half of this year, recording one of the fastest growth rates across the UK, according to a new report from NatWest.
The bank’s latest New Startup Index, released alongside busines... |
| 20.08.2025 | How the banking net zero fantasy ran out of gas | Over the past year, the world’s biggest banks‘ net zero enthusiasm has quickly and quietly dried up.
Top lenders have backtracked, diluted or outright abandoned their environmental, social and governance (ESG) policies.
The return of Presid... |
| 18.08.2025 | Pensions, motorists and workers: The tax targets Rachel Reeves is eyeing up | If there is one thing that is clear three months out from the Autumn Budget, it is that Chancellor Rachel Reeves will hike taxes.
The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR), which scores the economic impacts of the government’s policies and... |
| 14.08.2025 | Mark Kleinman: Thames Water’s fate now sounds like a dripping timebomb | Mark Kleinman is Sky News’ City Editor and the man who gets the Square Mile talking in his weekly City AM column
There are few more irritating sounds than that of a dripping tap you cannot fix. That, writ large, is the headache facing the L... |
| 14.08.2025 | Santander Orders Mandatory AI Training for All Staff | Banking giant Santander has announced it will launch mandatory AI training for all of its employees starting next year amid plans to scale up the use of the technology across all areas of its business.
Outlining the latest AI strategy, Banc... |
| 08.08.2025 | Scotland's Tech Surge: Investment Fuels Innovation, New Leadership Drives Growth | Scotland's tech sector is booming. Significant investment fuels expansion across key industries. New leadership appointments reshape the landscape, driving innovation. Space tech firm Bright Ascension secured over £2.3 million and named a n... |
| 08.08.2025 | Movers and Shakers | July 2025 | Welcome to the July 2025 edition of DIGIT’s Movers and Shakers!
Last month saw a flurry of activity in the Scottish tech ecosystem, with top-level appointments and major partnerships.
This month features some key government partnerships and... |
| 07.08.2025 | FOS complaints tumbled ahead of motor finance ruling | Complaints to the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) fell to their lowest in more than a year ahead of the motor finance ruling.
The FOS received 68,000 new cases in April to June, down from 74,600 complaints in the same period of 2024.
Moto... |
| 05.08.2025 | UK Banks Soar Post-Court Win, Face Billions in New FCA Redress Scheme | UK banks won a key Supreme Court motor finance case. Shares surged. Billions boosted market values. Yet, a large shadow remains. The FCA plans a £9-18 billion redress scheme. This ongoing regulatory threat tempers bank euphoria. Industry co... |
| 04.08.2025 | Motor finance ruling hands City banks £7bn stock boost | The FTSE 100’s banking giants added billions to their market value on Monday after a hefty boost from the Supreme Court’s motor finance ruling.
Lloyds Banking Group bolstered its market capitalisation by over £3.5bn after a seven per cent s... |
| 03.08.2025 | UK Eyes Bank Windfall Tax Amid Fiscal Crunch | UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves faces a significant fiscal deficit. Labour's policy shifts and high spending deplete government funds. New analyses suggest a substantial bank tax could fill the gap. A windfall levy, akin to energy taxes, might ... |
| 31.07.2025 | Rachel Reeves could use bank windfall tax to plug Labour’s U-turns | Rachel Reeves could launch a fresh tax grab on banks to plug the spending holes left by Labour’s recent U-turns, new analysis has found.
The Chancellor is poised to hike taxes in the Autumn Budget after a series of government policy switche... |
| 31.07.2025 | Banks back in crosshairs as Labour eyes tax hikes | George Osborne’s likely payday from the sale of Robey Warshaw to US giant Evercore won’t be the first time he’s extracted money from the banking sector. In his inaugural 2010 Budget he announced a UK bank levy of 0.05 per cent on certain ba... |
| 29.07.2025 | Barclays second-quarter profit beats estimates as investment banking revenues swell | Barclays is the latest bank to beat estimates and report higher revenue from its investment banking this quarter, after U.S. tariffs triggered intense market volatility.
Pre-tax profit at the British lender came in at £2.5 billion, versus a... |
| 25.07.2025 | NatWest boosts outlook and kicks off new share buyback | Shares are slightly up at NatWest after the group upgraded its full-year guidance and announced a 9.5p interim dividend and a £750m share buyback following “a strong H1 2025 performance”.
For the first half of 2025, NatWest Group disclosed ... |
| 24.07.2025 | UK Fiber Future Forged: CityFibre Secures Billions, Targets Market Dominance | CityFibre recently secured a massive £2.3 billion funding round. This significant capital injection powers its aggressive UK fiber rollout plan. The company aims to cover 8 million homes, solidifying its lead among alternative network provi... |
| 23.07.2025 | Natwest boosts AI strategy with AWS and Accenture | Natwest Group has announced a five-year collaboration with Amazon Web Services (AWS) and consultancy Accenture to accelerate its bank-wide data and AI transformation, ahead of its half-year earnings release scheduled for July 25.
The agreem... |
| 23.07.2025 | NatWest Collabs With AWS and Accenture For AI Digital Transformation | NatWest Group has announced a new five-year collaboration with Amazon Web Services and Accenture to transform its customer service by accelerating the modernisation of its digital, data and analytics, and AI capabilities.
The collaboration ... |
| 20.07.2025 | Global week ahead: Banking bellwethers and a tariffs waiting game | Bank earnings in Europe and a rate decision from the ECB will dominate investors’ attention this week.
Financials reporting this week include Unicredit, Deutsche Bank, BNP Paribas, Lloyds Banking Group and Natwest.
The European Central Bank... |
| 20.07.2025 | UK bank profits in focus as lenders await critical motor finance court ruling | Investors will be hoping UK banks will report solid earnings as lenders await the outcome of a critical court judgment that could unleash a major car finance compensation scheme.
Lloyds Banking Group will kick off the sector’s half-year ear... |
| 17.07.2025 | The Bank of England is right: £25bn in assets isn’t that much for an SME lender | Mid-tier banks have long faced regulatory hurdles that hinder growth, especially the minimum requirements once a lender’s assets reach £15-£25bn. Thankfully that’s about to change, but that should be just the start of reforms, says Nigel Te... |
| 17.07.2025 | Paragon Banking MD: ‘There’s a £500bn savings mountain sat in high street banks’ | Each week, we dig into the memory bank of the City’s great and good. Today, Michael Helsby,
managing director of strategic direction at Paragon Banking Group takes us through his career, and his reflections on the City, in Square Mile and M... |
| 16.07.2025 | Wall Street banking giants ride tariff rebound to booming revenue | Wall Street’s banking titans have rounded off second-quarter earnings seasons largely breezing past analyst expectations as revenues boomed on the back of market volatility.
The lenders continued a trend from the first-quarter with strong t... |
| 14.07.2025 | Британский оператор оптоволоконных сетей CityFibre привлекает £2,3 млрд | Согласно заявлению компании, около £500 млн из этой суммы поступят в виде акционерного капитала от текущих инвесторов, включая Goldman Sachs, Antin Infrastructure Partners, Mubadala Investment Co. и Interogo Holding. Это подтверждает ранее ... |
| 14.07.2025 | Mansion House: UK giants to agree to pick high-return pension schemes | UK giants Tesco and NatWest Group are set to answer the City of London Lord Mayor’s calls to focus on driving returns rather than getting bogged down by fee costs when picking pension schemes for employees.
Ahead of the Mansion House speech... |
| 11.07.2025 | Which UK banks are next in line for a takeover? | As the next wave of banking consolidation kicks off, specialist lenders are in the fray to be swallowed up.
The industry has seen a flood of mergers and acquisitions in recent years, of which the latest was a landmark tie-up between Santand... |
| 09.07.2025 | Labour’s Mansion House will be lift-off or letdown for banks | Britain’s banking sector will be keeping a close eye on Rachel Reeves’ Mansion House speech on July 15 in which the Chancellor will lay out Labour’s roadmap for financial services.
Banks are set to take centre stage in the Treasury’s Financ... |
| 07.07.2025 | Financial services brace for more job cuts as clouds gather | Financial services firms are expecting a rapid increase in jobs losses over the coming months as investment plans and optimism levels sink to fresh lows.
The sector’s activity fell at the fastest rate since December 2023 in the three months... |
| 07.07.2025 | Exclusive: Lloyds and Barclays bleed millions in complaint fees | Lloyds and Barclays were among top UK banking giants paying millions to the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) in administrative fees in the last year.
The banking industry’s ‘Big Six’ – Barclays, HSBC, Lloyds Banking Group, Natwest, Santand... |
| 28.06.2025 | FourTwoThree to Enable Sustainable Transition for SME Businesses Worldwide | Listen to this article
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FourTwoThree, the smart climate action platform, is launching with strategic investment from NatWest Group, NAB and SC Ventures .
The platform will connect enterprise organisations and their... |
| 31.05.2025 | UK’s NatWest Group Advises Birmingham Airport in Debt Raise across Banks, Institutional Investors | NatWest has advised Birmingham Airport in a £230m debt raise across banks and institutional investors.
NatWest has acted as Sole Debt Advisor and Sole Private Placement Agent to Birmingham Airport, “supporting the structuring and execution ... |
