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January 2017

Corporate

Metro Bank pledges £1bn to support UK businesses

Metro Bank, the entrepreneur’s bank, has today signalled that it is open for business with £1billion of funds ring-fenced for 2017 to lend to both new and existing business and commercial customers.

December 2016

Corporate

Metro Bank boosts its asset finance team with senior hires

Metro Bank, the entrepreneur’s bank, has today announced two new appointments to its Asset Finance team, James Harrowsmith, Head of Corporate Transport and Nova Everidge, Head of Operations and Sales Support. Both will report directly to Nathan Mollett, Head of Asset Finance.

November 2016

Corporate

Metro Bank supports Royal Brompton & Harefield charity with £33.5m funding

Metro Bank, the leading UK challenger bank, has provided £33.5m loan facilities to the Royal Brompton & Harefield Hospitals Charity, which will be used to expand the charity’s property portfolio, with the acquisition of its headquarters on the Kings Road, Chelsea.

Corporate

Metro Bank comes out for gender neutrality

Metro Bank, the UK’s revolutionary high street bank, has announced that from today people who do not identify with a specific gender will be able to choose Mx as a title and non-binary as a gender, whether they are a customer or colleague of the bank.*

October 2016

Corporate

Metro Bank reports 66% growth in deposits and first underlying profit

Metro Bank PLC has delivered a strong trading performance in the third quarter of 2016.

Corporate

Metro Bank responds to the Federation of Small Businesses’ report ‘Locked out: The impact of bank branch closures on small businesses’

At Metro Bank the customer is king. We invest in all our channels to ensure customers have the best possible experience however, whenever and wherever they choose to do their banking, whether that's online, on the phone, on mobile or in store. Choice is key.

Corporate

Metro Bank strengthens Commercial Banking team with two new hires

Metro Bank, the revolutionary high street bank, has today announced the appointments of Andy Hallett as Director of Property and Hannah-Louise Smith as Director of Cash Management and Deposits. Both will report directly to Mark Stokes, Managing Director of Commercial Banking.

September 2016

Corporate

Metro Bank boosts Invoice Finance team with senior hire

Metro Bank, the entrepreneur’s bank, has today announced the appointment of Kevin Craven as Head of Invoice Finance - a newly created role. Kevin will report directly to Richard Saulet, Director of Invoice and Asset Finance.

August 2016

Corporate

Metro Bank offers complimentary safe deposit boxes for all Team GB 2016 Olympic medallists

Metro Bank, the UK’s leading challenger bank, has today announced that it will be offering complimentary safe deposit boxes for all of Britain’s 2016 Olympic medallists. The revolutionary high street bank, which is the only bank to offer safe deposit boxes across all its stores, is showing support for some of Britain’s leading sportsmen and women, by giving the winning athletes safe deposit boxes to store their medals securely - free of charge.

Corporate

Metro Bank comments on the final findings of the CMA's Retail Banking Market Investigation

“The CMA was given a rare opportunity to support and develop competition in banking, it is disappointing that they decided not to get at the root of the problem, but rather they missed the point and tinkered around the edges.”

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