Tagged: natwest

January 19, 2026 @ 8:34 am By Omar Faridi  |  

In the closing month of 2025, the UK’s business landscape revealed a patchwork of progress, with robust expansion in select areas counterbalancing slowdowns in others, according to the latest NatWest Regional Growth Tracker. This report, which analyzes private sector performance across nations and regions, highlights… Read More

November 13, 2025 @ 12:09 am By Omar Faridi  |  

NatWest has recently unveiled the roll-out of shared ownership mortgages, which aim to offer improved accessibility and flexibility to customers looking to become homeowners. Shared ownership enables clients to buy a percentage of their home. NatWest will enable customers to borrow to fund purchases from… Read More

October 17, 2025 @ 8:20 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Mid-market firms remained the growth engine of the UK private sector economy during the past month. according to the NatWest UK Business Growth Tracker data. The Tracker – which has reportedly surveyed mid-market businesses operating in the manufacturing as well as services sectors – declined… Read More

October 6, 2025 @ 8:45 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Research reveals the United Kingdom’s top 25 regions for mid-market business growth, spotlighting fast-growing innovation hubs such as Manchester, Leeds, and Oxford, and indicating the ecosystem’s role in driving regional economic resilience before the announcement of the Autumn Budget. An index of the United Kingdom’s… Read More

September 20, 2025 @ 12:11 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

NatWest Group is reportedly exploring the sale of its controlling interest in Cushon, the fintech platform specializing in workplace pensions and savings solutions. Just two years after investing £144 million to secure an 85% ownership stake, the Edinburgh-headquartered lender has engaged financial advisors to facilitate… Read More

August 18, 2025 @ 10:59 am By Omar Faridi  |  

For the past ten years, NatWest’s Student Living Index has provided a critical lens into the financial realities faced by UK university students. The latest edition of the index, released this month, paints somewhat of a sobering picture of intensifying economic challenges, with students grappling… Read More

August 14, 2025 @ 3:10 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Business activity rose in just over half of the UK’s nations and regions in July, the latest NatWest Regional Growth Tracker showed, with the survey indicating increased confidence towards future growth prospects in most areas. The Tracker – which surveyed businesses operating in the manufacturing… Read More

August 1, 2025 @ 9:01 am By Omar Faridi  |  

NatWest Group announced it is working with Google Cloud as part of a collaboration that supports the bank’s focus on helping businesses to grow and adapt to the rapid pace of technological change. The collaboration will see Google Cloud “support entrepreneurs on NatWest’s Accelerator with access… Read More

July 28, 2025 @ 9:33 am By Omar Faridi  |  

PEXA Group Limited, the digital property exchange and data insights business, announces that NatWest, the FTSE-100 listed bank and mortgage lender in the UK, signed a commitment to proceed with an implementation program with a view to “transacting remortgage transactions by the end of the… Read More

July 25, 2025 @ 8:46 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The UK economy is witnessing a surge in optimism, particularly among mid-market firms, which are proving to be a powerhouse for growth, according to the latest NatWest UK Business Growth Tracker. Additonally, NatWest Group is expanding its innovative reach through a strategic partnership with Saga… Read More

May 28, 2025 @ 11:45 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

NatWest Group has announced the expansion of NatWest Thrive with a new digital platform designed “to empower the next generation to take control of their financial futures.” NatWest Thrive, which started as a youth club program, now “combines over 30 years of community initiatives –… Read More

April 9, 2025 @ 8:06 am By Omar Faridi  |  

NatWest has announced a minority investment in Yonder, a credit card platform that provides customer experiences through “lifestyle-led rewards.” Yonder provides a financial lifestyle platform “that brings together people, money and experiences.” Predominantly targeting young professionals and expats, their platform offers its members “a range… Read More

March 28, 2025 @ 8:46 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Marking the tenth year of the NatWest Accelerator, NatWest is announcing its plan to expand its support to UK businesses by offering 10,000 entrepreneurs the chance to join its Accelerator community in 2025, while setting out a long-term strategy to “support the UK’s growth goals… Read More

March 21, 2025 @ 8:18 am By Omar Faridi  |  

NatWest Group has announced that it has become the first UK-headquartered bank to work with OpenAI as part of a collaboration that supports its strategic focus on bank-wide simplification, which includes deploying AI to meet customers’ needs more effectively and to “increase productivity and efficiency… Read More

March 20, 2025 @ 7:53 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Under 35s are embracing a ‘spend now, save later’ mindset when it comes to planning ahead in their finances – with a quarter (25%) having £500 or less saved. This, according to research findings from UK’s NatWest. While 18–35-year-old Brits have an “average of £9,579… Read More

March 13, 2025 @ 8:33 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The North East of England continues to drive regional growth for the UK, according to the latest NatWest UK Regional Growth Tracker for February. The index is said to be the “fact-based” indicator of regional economic health published each month, offering a snapshot of “performance… Read More

February 20, 2025 @ 8:41 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Five fintechs have been selected to take part in NatWest’s Fintech Growth Program. After the launch in December and after a process of pitches, presentations and interviews, TunicPay, Ask Silver, mmob, Aperidata and Sprive were selected to take part in the program supported by NatWest…. Read More

February 14, 2025 @ 8:19 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Four of the 12 UK nations and regions recorded business activity growth in January, according to the NatWest Growth Tracker. The NatWest Regional Growth Tracker Business Activity Index is described as the “fact-based indicator of regional economic health, tracking the monthly change in the output… Read More

December 5, 2024 @ 8:34 am By Omar Faridi  |  

NatWest Group is reportedly set to launch its Fintech Growth Program, an opportunity for fintech startups to use the resources, expertise and networks of a high-street bank to help them scale-up in a sustainable manner. The program reportedly supports NatWest’s goal of leading the future… Read More

December 3, 2024 @ 7:24 am By Omar Faridi  |  

A report released by the UK’s business bank NatWest, in partnership with Oliver Wyman and supported by the Business Secretary, Jonathan Reynolds MP, has identified that the United Kingdom’s mid-market businesses are like the “unsung engine” of the nation’s economy. More than 13,000 of these… Read More