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NatWest profits up by a fifth after AI-led tech drive and wealth focus

It follows Barclays and Lloyds Banking Group in beating analysts expectations for profit growth over the first half of the year.

Evening Standard

‘They are another reminder of criminal activity designed to defraud people’: NatWest boss becomes latest City figure caught in AI social media scam

Another top banking figure is the subject of a deepfake image designed to scam social media users

TechRadar

Drivers take fewer trips to cut back on fuel and adjust spending, bank suggests

The Iran conflict raising the spectre of interest rate hikes also prompted a rush in mortgage activity in March.

Evening Standard

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NatWest financial education workshops aim to ‘break down barriers’ to investing

The bank hopes to support 50,000 people during 2026 with the free guidance.

Evening Standard

Lloyds sets out new pay policy with potential for boss to land £17.7m payout

Lloyds said the changes would more closely align pay to the financial performance of the bank.

Evening Standard

Bank bosses get huge pay rises in sign top City salaries back to pre-crash highs

Nat West CEO’s £6.6m pay package for 2025 is largest for group since disgraced Fred Goodwin’s £7.7m in 2006

The Guardian - UK

NatWest sees profits soar as it hands out £495 million in staff bonuses

The banking group saw a pre-tax profit of £7.7 billion for 2025, up 24.4% on the year before

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NatWest profit soars by almost a quarter while staff bonuses swell

The banking group said it made an operating pre-tax profit of £7.7 billion for 2025, up 24.4% on the year before.

Evening Standard

Trump ‘plans to roll back’ some metal tariffs; US inflation weaker than expected in January - business live

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The Guardian - UK

FTSE 100 Live 13 February: NatWest profits jump, index steadies after US sell-off

NatWest Group today said its annual profits swelled by nearly a quarter to £7.7 billion in 2025.

Evening Standard

NatWest is chasing the mass affluent wallet. So is everyone else

Bank snares biggest acquisition since it was bailed out by taxpayers in 2008 but it isn’t cheap – and may be slow to pay off

The Guardian - UK

NatWest to seal biggest deal since financial crisis with £2.7bn buyout of wealth manager Evelyn Partners

Evelyn Partners has more than 150,000 customers

The Independent UK

NatWest to buy wealth manager Evelyn Partners for £2.7bn

The deal marks a major acquisition for NatWest which has been privately owned for less than a year.

Evening Standard

NatWest boss warns against higher bank taxes as lender’s profits rise 30%

CEO says fiscal discipline should be balanced with ‘policies that create stability, consistency and support growth’

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The Independent UK

NatWest earnings soar after 600 roles cut across the business

The banking group has been focused on simplifying its operations

Evening Standard

NatWest earnings soar 30% as it takes ‘tight control’ over business costs

The group has been focused on becoming a more efficient bank and simplifying its operations, which it hopes will save money in the long run.

Benzinga

NatWest To Overhaul Digital Banking With AWS, Accenture

NatWest Group (NYSE:NWG) on Wednesday unveiled a five-year strategic partnership with Amazon Web Services Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) and Accenture Plc (NYSE:ACN) to overhaul its digital infrastructure and elevate customer experiences through cloud computing, AI, and advanced data analytics.

The Independent UK

NatWest reveals the impact of AI on its bank and workforce

More than 60,000 people work at NatWest, with AI recently introduced at the commercial bank

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Evening Standard

NatWest boss says AI is ‘addition’ to human jobs rather than replacement

Chief executive Paul Thwaite told MPs: “We don’t see a direct link between deploying technology and removal of jobs.”

The Guardian - UK

NatWest chair thanks UK taxpayers for bailout ahead of return to private ownership

Rick Haythornthwaite said bank was indebted to public for £46bn rescue package that kept it afloat in 2008

The Independent UK

NatWest vows not to forget ‘lessons’ on bankers’ bonuses

Chairman Rick Haythornthwaite said the bank had become a ‘simpler, safer, customer-focused bank’.

The Guardian - UK

NatWest investors to scrutinise pay in last AGM before full privatisation

UK government expected to sell remaining stake in bailed-out bank in coming weeks

The Independent UK

Treasury’s stake in NatWest falls below 5%

The banking group has said it expects to return to private ownership by the middle of this year.

Evening Standard

NatWest sees Government overtaken as biggest shareholder after 16 years

The Government rescued the bank with multi-billion-pound bailouts during the 2008 financial crisis.

The Independent UK

NatWest wants potential 43% payrise for boss as government reduces stake below 7%

The bank are anticipating a ‘new, forward-looking chapter’ once it returns to fully private ownership

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