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NatWest Group Plc
Financial Services · Banks - Diversified · GB
Sep 26, 2026, 05:45 UTC
NatWest released about £20,000 in frozen savings and paid compensation to a Worcestershire family after a power-of-attorney dispute over a grandmother's dementia-blocked accounts was escalated to The Guardian's consumer column.
Source:Sep 24, 2026, 00:28 UTC
Lloyds, NatWest and Barclays completed the first interbank transfers of tokenised deposits, running two mortgage transactions on blockchain rails as part of UK Finance's Great British Tokenised Deposit project.
Sep 23, 2026, 22:30 UTC
Private equity firms CD&R and Warburg Pincus are in advanced talks on a joint takeover bid for Canaccord Genuity's British wealth arm, Canaccord Wealth, which could be valued at more than £1-billion.
Source:Sep 16, 2026, 12:15 UTC
Urbanest secured a £190m green development loan from NatWest to fund its 897-bed Albert Embankment student accommodation scheme in Vauxhall, London.
Source:Sep 16, 2026, 09:45 UTC
The former NatWest branch in Millom, The Old Bank, was restored and repurposed as a community bistro and creative space under the Reactivating Heritage Buildings programme, the first completed project of the Millom Town Deal Regeneration Programme, and handed over to Cumberland Council.
Source:Sep 15, 2026, 16:45 UTC
FirstRand has launched a sale process for its UK alternative lender Aldermore, with non-binding bids due on Tuesday and Nationwide, Investec, Lloyds, NatWest, Warburg Pincus, Metro Bank, and a JC Flowers-CVC consortium among potential bidders.
Source:Sep 10, 2026, 06:00 UTC
Wales' Business Activity Index posted 50.4 in August 2026, down slightly from 50.5 in July, signalling a second consecutive month of private-sector output growth while new orders contracted and job cuts continued.
Source:Sep 2, 2026, 11:30 UTC
Royal Bank of Scotland launched a £500 welcome bonus offer for customers switching to its Premier Select or Premier Reward accounts, effective from September 2, 2026.
Source:Aug 31, 2026, 09:01 UTC
NatWest Group appointed Triona O'Keeffe as Chief Data and Analytics Officer, effective January 2027, consolidating engineering and data/AI functions under the new role.
Source:Aug 30, 2026, 06:30 UTC
NatWest unveiled its refurbished Haverfordwest branch after investing £225,000 in upgrades including new technology, layout, and facilities.
Source:Aug 28, 2026, 20:45 UTC
NatWest Group raised its interim dividend by 26% to 12.0 pence per share, equivalent to a £955 million payout.
Aug 28, 2026, 20:45 UTC
NatWest Group reported H1 2026 operating profit of £4.3 billion, up 20% year-on-year, beating analyst estimates of £4 billion.
Source:Aug 26, 2026, 13:01 UTC
Ozone API launched a commercial Variable Recurring Payments product for UK banks and payment service providers outside the CMA9 group, enabling OBL 4.0-compliant cVRP infrastructure in 8-10 weeks via Ozone Connect.
Source:Aug 5, 2026, 14:45 UTC
The Scottish Government announced the appointment of nine banks, including Barclays, to support a £1.5 billion bond issuance programme.
Source:Jul 31, 2026, 09:37 UTC
NatWest Group gained 3.86% to 710.20p on July 31, 2026.
Source:Jul 31, 2026, 06:14 UTC
NatWest reported a first-half operating profit before tax of £4.3 billion ($5.8 billion) on Friday, up 20% year-on-year, beating expectations.
Jul 31, 2026, 06:14 UTC
NatWest brought forward its share buyback plans, announcing an accelerated buyback program.
Jul 24, 2026, 12:33 UTC
NatWest provided up to £250 million in funding to Amplifi Capital before its collapse.
Source:Jul 21, 2026, 10:15 UTC
A cross-party group of UK lawmakers has launched a parliamentary inquiry into banking access for the crypto industry.
Jul 19, 2026, 06:00 UTC
The Bank of England announced it will stop accepting bonds linked to thermal coal as collateral for loans to commercial banks, effective October 2026.
Source:Jul 18, 2026, 17:30 UTC
The Bank of England's Financial Policy Committee eased capital rules for UK lenders, cutting the minimum system-wide Tier 1 capital benchmark to around 13% of risk-weighted assets at the end of 2025, down from around 14%.
Source:Jul 17, 2026, 08:14 UTC
NatWest opened a new engineering hub in Bengaluru, India, as part of its workforce expansion and investment in specialist capabilities.
Source:Jul 7, 2026, 12:00 UTC
NatWest provided £250 million in funding to Metropolitan Thames Valley Housing (MTVH) via a 10-year term loan and a three-year revolving credit facility, completed in March 2026, to refinance existing debt and support new home delivery.
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