Lloyds Bank news and trends

AWS and Mastercard Lead Industry Coalition to Fight Economic Crime
Fraud Prevention // September 02, 2024

The Centre for Finance, Innovation and Technology (CFIT) has formed an anti-financial crime group. The U.K.-based group announced the effort Monday (Sept. 2), noting it had recruited several tech and finance giants to its cause, including Amazon Web Services, Mastercard, Lloyds Bank, Revolut and Santander....

Lloyds Forms Direct Lending Partnership With Oaktree Capital
Partnerships // July 18, 2024

Lloyds Bank and Oaktree Capital Management have teamed to support U.K. “middle-market sponsor-backed borrowers.” The collaboration, announced Thursday (July 18), will see Lloyds’ structured debt finance team work with Oaktree’s European private debt platform to provide clients with a solution for new buyouts and refinancings...

Lloyds Bank Appoints Linda Weston as Head of Commercial Cards
Personnel // April 15, 2024

Lloyds Bank Business & Commercial Banking has appointed Linda Weston to the newly created position of head of commercial cards, effective in June. Weston will join the bank with 25 years of experience in the cards and payments industry, including roles at Barclaycard Payments, J.P....

Lloyds Offers New Merchant Tools Via Expanded FreedomPay Partnership
Partnerships // October 11, 2023

Lloyds Bank said it has expanded its partnership with consumer-centric commerce platform FreedomPay. The British banking giant announced Wednesday (Oct. 11) that merchants using its Bank Cardnet now have access to FreedomPay’s payment processing capabilities.  “The fully integrated, patented technology offers Lloyds Bank Cardnet customers the flexibility...

Interviews & Exclusives
Walking Omnichannel Banking’s Privacy Fine Line

March 31, 2020
Digital and mobile banking may be more popular than ever, but it would be a mistake to count out the power of in-branch services just yet. Consumer surveys have found that 75 percent of financial institution (FI) customers place a great deal of importance on branch visits, with 70 percent visiting banks on a monthly […]

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AWS and Mastercard Lead Industry Coalition to Fight Economic Crime

September 02, 2024
The Centre for Finance, Innovation and Technology (CFIT) has formed an anti-financial crime group. The U.K.-based group announced the effort Monday (Sept. 2), noting it had recruited several tech and finance giants to its cause, including Amazon Web Services, Mastercard, Lloyds Bank, Revolut and Santander. Also joining the group are regulators such as the Financial […]

Lloyds Forms Direct Lending Partnership With Oaktree Capital

July 18, 2024
Lloyds Bank and Oaktree Capital Management have teamed to support U.K. “middle-market sponsor-backed borrowers.” The collaboration, announced Thursday (July 18), will see Lloyds’ structured debt finance team work with Oaktree’s...

Lloyds Bank Appoints Linda Weston as Head of Commercial Cards

April 15, 2024
Lloyds Bank Business & Commercial Banking has appointed Linda Weston to the newly created position of head of commercial cards, effective in June. Weston will join the bank with 25...

Lloyds Offers New Merchant Tools Via Expanded FreedomPay Partnership

October 11, 2023
Lloyds Bank said it has expanded its partnership with consumer-centric commerce platform FreedomPay. The British banking giant announced Wednesday (Oct. 11) that merchants using its Bank Cardnet now have access to FreedomPay’s...