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The Bank of London names former Metro Bank exec Marc Jenkins as new UK CFO
Jenkins will be responsible for “all accounting, finance and corporate treasury” at the bank.
Metro Bank confirms takeover approach from US private equity group
Carlyle has until 2 December to put a formal offer in place for the UK bank.
Metro Bank director of technology departs after less than two years
Sailesh Panchal announced his departure on social media.
FCA calls on banks to reconsider branch closures during pandemic
HSBC announced the closure of 82 branches in January.
Metro Bank unveils new “15 minute onboarding” for SMEs
The bank’s new online journey auto-populates business data.
Metro Bank goes live on Sensibill after successful pilot
The launch is part of a wider technology drive on the bank’s mobile app.
Metro Bank signs tech partnership deal with Wipro
Wipro plans a “transformation” on Metro Bank’s testing.
Metro Bank snaps up former Co-operative chief risk officer
Richard Lees will join Metro after four years at his current employer.
Metro Bank in talks to acquire UK P2P lender RateSetter
RateSetter would be bought up at “a knockdown valuation”.
British Business Bank appoints interim CEO, accredits 10 more firms
Catherine Lewis La Torre starts on 1 September.
Metro Bank appoints new CTO from Nationwide
The high street challenger bank wants Martin Boyle to help lead it back to growth.
Banks waive overdraft interest on temporary basis
Banks & building societies have previously been shaking up their overdraft charging structures.
Metro Bank partners with ezbob to launch SME lending platform
The bank claims businesses will receive loans in minutes.
Metro Bank cuts two thirds of new branches and returns £50m to BCR
The bank is paying back £50m of its fund from BCR.
Metro Bank hires new director of technology and engineering
Sailesh Panchal joins the challenger from Orwell Group.
Metro Bank raids FCA for new risk director
Jose Morago says he’s “excited” to get back to the finance industry.
Metro Bank’s founding chairman Vernon Hill steps down as non-exec director
Hill steps down from the position ahead of the 31 December 2019 date.
Metro Bank opens SME registration for on-demand cash service
Metro Bank aims to help business users save time.
Metro Bank pilots SME receipt management with Sensibill
UK bank hoping to save SME customers some time.
Metro Bank brings fintech to UK SMEs with £120m funding
The bank wants to inject “much needed competition” into the SME space.
Metro Bank chairman to step down
Vernon Hill will leave the bank at the end of 2019 after a turbulent year.
Metro Bank selects Artesian’s KYC solution
Data-driven automation of KYC and risk, aims to improve onboarding processes.
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Metro, Starling and ClearBank get the RBS grant, South Korea plans fintech push, and more.
Metro, Starling and ClearBank win RBS fund
The Capability and Innovation Fund’s first pool grants a total of £280m.
UK’s Metro Bank hit by SS7 attack
Known telecommunications vulnerability exploited to target bank accounts.
Shares plummet as Metro Bank misses profit target
That said, the profit before tax of £50 million is much better than 2017.
Metro Bank keeps on digital with international payments
Easily done through the app, not a branch.
Metro Bank personalises advice with Insights
Metro Bank’s new money management tool was developed with Personetics.
Metro Bank unveils open banking developer portal
Built in collaboration with Google’s Apigee team.
Former MD of Metro Bank preps new SME challenger
New UK-based bank to be called Recognise.
Metro Bank sets its Insights on Personetics’ AI
Will be used for money management through bank’s mobile app.
Metro Bank in shout out for “walk out trading” service
Will allow businesses to accept debit and credit card payments as soon as account is opened.
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Metro Bank speeds up data virtualisation with Delphix
UK challenger Metro Bank has accelerated a data project delivery, cutting provisioning time by 80%, following the deployment of the Delphix Data Virtualisation platform. The bank began working with California-based Delphix to enable it to deliver data to teams better. The idea was to integrate enterprise software into an existing IT stack. Delphix says its […]
Metro Bank moves IT infrastructure to Rackspace cloud
UK-based challenger bank Metro Bank has moved its IT infrastructure to a Rackspace managed cloud solution. Rackspace says this has reduced the bank’s close-of-business processing time by 50% and report production time by two-thirds.
Metro Bank joins Faster Payments Scheme
UK-based Metro Bank says it has become the first high street bank to join the Faster Payments Scheme (FPS) since its launch.
