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October 2022

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Metro Bank Names Faisal Hussain as its New CIO & CTO

Metro Bank has appointed Faisal Hussain as its new Chief Information Officer and Chief Transformation Officer. Faisal – who joined Metro Bank in 2019 - will take up his new posts immediately.

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Metro Bank Predicts Perfect Storm for Scams this Winter

The UK’s community bank, Metro Bank, is predicting a perfect storm for scams this winter because of the Royal Mail strikes, the approaching Black Friday online purchasing activity and the cost of living challenges.

September 2022

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2022’s Cocktail of Credit and Debt

As the cost of living crisis escalates, most of the UK are no longer making ends meet. More than half (51%) now admit that they can afford only half (48%) of their regular outgoings.

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Metro Bank Announces Cost of Living Support for Colleagues

Metro Bank welcomes the government’s announcement reversing the recent National Insurance rise, providing an improvement to all employees’ net take home pay.

August 2022

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Metro Bank Named Top High Street Bank for Customer Service

Metro Bank has achieved the top spot in the Competition and Market Authority’s (CMA) latest Service Quality Survey for overall service to its personal current account customers for the ninth time running.

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Pall-Ex Group Deal in Record Time Thanks To Metro Bank’s Rapid Support

Pall-Ex Group Limited, the owner of two UK based palletised freight distribution networks, headquartered in Coalville, Leicestershire, has just capitalised on an opportunity to purchase 66 trucks that were previously being leased thanks to rapid support from Metro Bank.

July 2022

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Interim Results for Half Year 2022

Daniel Frumkin, Chief Executive Officer at Metro Bank, said: “We have delivered a strong first-half performance and I am encouraged by the continued momentum we are seeing across the bank. Initiatives we have put in place have helped us to improve NIM and lending yield, and drive record revenue growth. We have also maintained our cost discipline and improved our cost to income ratio, with the focus on generating greater earnings from our capital base. As a result, we have built a sustainable business and we now expect to reach monthly breakeven during Q1 2023.

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Metro Bank Selects Three Teams to Join Magic Makers 2022

Metro Bank has just selected two new start-ups and one internal team to join its Magic Makers programme to drive innovation in its business through a 10-week Innovation Lab

May 2022

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Metro Bank Forecast for the Summer of Scams

The UK’s community bank, Metro Bank, is offering consumer guidance about the summer of scams forecast to hit Britain as fraudsters and scammers react to recent health and government announcements.

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Metro Bank Is Looking For Start-Ups for Its Second Innovation Lab

Metro Bank has just launched its second start-up collaboration programme, Metro Bank Magic Makers. Drawing on the success of the first programme run in partnership with L Marks, Metro Bank is again looking for innovative solutions that will move the dial on its customer experience. Applications will be closing on the 19th June

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