Virgin Money partners FNZ to launch new digital investment platform
The new offering will provide Virgin Money customers with three investment funds to choose from.
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Virgin Money names Sarah Wilkinson as new COO
Wilkinson joins from Thomson Reuters, where she currently serves as CIO and head of TR Labs.
BOQ and Virgin Money live with Temenos core banking system in the cloud
BOQ, Virgin Money and ME Bank will eventually transition to Temenos’ cloud-based core software.
Virgin Money to enter BNPL market this year with Slyce credit card product
Slyce has been created in partnership with Mastercard and TSYS.
Virgin Money in three-year deal with Trade Ledger to digitise business lending
“At the heart of the partnership is the delivery of a digital decisioning platform,” Trade Ledger says.
Virgin Money partners SurePay to implement Confirmation of Payee
Virgin Money says it chose SurePay due to its “extensive experience” in providing Confirmation of Payee solutions.
Virgin Money revamps customer onboarding with HooYu
Virgin Money implements a new account opening journey for its customers.
Virgin Money picks Trade Ledger for business banking boost
UK bank lays groundwork for new business products in 2021.
Virgin Money Australia claims to “break new ground” with loyalty scheme
There is clear disruption already happening in the rewards space.
2020 review: 10 largest bank job cuts this year
This year has seen several job cut announcements.
Virgin Money profits dive 77% as it braces for bad loans
Before impairment charges, Virgin Money’s underlying profit stood at £625m.
Virgin Money slashes 400 jobs as it lands £35m government grant
The 400 job cuts are part of a forecast 16% reduction in Virgin Money’s headcount.
Virgin Money launches beta of new home buying app
The app is part of Virgin Money’s wider digital transformation strategy.
Virgin Money restarts planned job cuts and branch closures
The UK bank’s plans had been put on hold by COVID-19.
Virgin Money Australia picks Temenos Transact as new core system
Parent firm Bank of Queensland kicks of digital transformation plan.
Lloyds, Virgin Money and Direct Line announce fresh job cuts
The three firms blame changing customer behaviour for the downsizing.
CYBG kicks off long-awaited Virgin Money rebrand
CYBG to assimilate all products and services under one name by December 2020.
Consumer champion app Snoop goes live, founded by ex-Virgin Money execs
The UK-based fintech is accepting sign ups on its waiting list.
CYBG axes banking tech deal with ex-Barclays chief
Follows CYBG’s £1.7 billion takeover of Virgin Money.
UK regulators approve CYBG’s takeover of Virgin Money
The CYBG brands will disappear as the new entity will unite under the Virgin Money name.
CYBG confirms £1.7bn Virgin Money takeover
There could also be around 1,500 job losses.
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Virgin Money gets £1.6bn takeover offer from CYBG
Combined entity will have six million personal and business customers.
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Virgin Money’s digital bank edges to beta testing
Beta testing expected in the second half of this year.
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Virgin Money walks away from Co-op Bank takeover talks
Virgin Money has withdrawn from a potential takeover of the UK’s Co-op Bank as the struggling lender prioritises talks with a group of hedge funds about a financial restructuring, according to Sky News. As Banking Technology reported in February, the Co-op Bank was put up for sale – with the minority investor Co-op Group saying […]
Banking Technology February 2017 issue out now
The latest edition of our flagship magazine – Banking Technology – is out now, packed with news, analysis and insights, case studies, research and expert commentary.
Virgin Money to launch digital bank, looks for customer experience leadership
Virgin Money plans to launch a digital bank – VMDB – and is now recruiting for a head of customer experience. As Banking Technology reported in November, 10x Future Technologies, the start-up founded by former Barclays CEO Antony Jenkins, is building a digital core banking platform for Virgin Money. The latter also signed a long-term […]
Virgin Money extends card processing agreement with TSYS
Virgin Money has signed a long-term deal with TSYS for debit card processing in the UK. The bank is already using the payments vendor’s TS2 solution for its credit card operations.
10x Future Technologies to build digital core banking platform for Virgin Money
10x Future Technologies, the start-up founded by former Barclays CEO Antony Jenkins, is building a digital core banking platform for Virgin Money. It will be delivered in a cloud and will enable Virgin Money to unify its data platforms into a single infrastructure via 10x’s APIs, the vendor says. This new deal follows on from […]
Virgin Money UK in new banking software search
Virgin Money UK, a financial services brainchild of Richard Branson, is understood to be looking for new core and digital channels banking software. Virgin Money’s underlying technology in the UK stems from a number of acquisitions, including a small outsource firm, Intelligent Managed Services (IMS), in 2010, and a larger, well-established bank, Northern Rock, in 2012 (the […]
IT teams need to address the challenges facing UK banking
The challenger banks are coming of age. Aldermore, the UK’s fastest growing bank, is rumoured to be preparing for its IPO, just like OneSavings Bank, which was the first bank to list on the stock exchange since Bradford & Bingley in 2000.
