Metro Bank news and trends

Meta Teams With UK Banks to Fight Scammers
Security & Fraud // October 02, 2024

Meta launched an anti-fraud information-sharing partnership with banks in the United Kingdom. The Fraud Intelligence Reciprocal Exchange (FIRE) is a “threat intelligence sharing program” that lets banks share information with Meta directly so the tech giant can use it to stop scammers, according to a...

Barclays Veteran Marc Page to Join Metro Bank as CFO
Personnel // February 29, 2024

Metro Bank has appointed Barclays veteran Marc Page as chief financial officer. Page will join the U.K. bank and its board Sept. 2, subject to regulatory approval, Metro Bank said in a Thursday (Feb. 29) press release. In the meantime, Cristina Alba Ochoa will continue to act as the bank’s interim CFO, according...

Bank Push Payment Scams Now 40% of UK Fraud
Security & Fraud // October 31, 2023

Great Britain’s smaller banks are apparently among the largest targets for payment fraud. That’s according to a report issued Tuesday (Oct. 31) by the U.K.’s Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) examining the extent of authorized push payments fraud (APP).  “This is the first time we can...

Metro Bank Secures $1.1 Billion From Investors
Banking // October 08, 2023

England’s Metro Bank has reportedly secured $1.1 billion from investors following a rocky week. As Bloomberg News reported Sunday (Oct. 8), the funding package is comprised of a £325 million capital raise, comprising £150 million ($183 million) of new equity and £175 million ($213 million) in new MREL...

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UK’s FCA Fines Metro Bank $21 Million for Money Laundering Protection Lapses

November 12, 2024
The United Kingdom’s finance regulator fined Metro Bank for failing to monitor money laundering risks. The Financial Conduct Authority said Metro must pay 16.7 million pounds (about $21 million) for a lack of proper money laundering protections on 60 million transactions between 2016 and 2020, according to a Tuesday (Nov. 12) press release. “Metro’s failings […]

Meta Teams With UK Banks to Fight Scammers

October 02, 2024
Meta launched an anti-fraud information-sharing partnership with banks in the United Kingdom. The Fraud Intelligence Reciprocal Exchange (FIRE) is a “threat intelligence sharing program” that lets banks share information with...

Barclays Veteran Marc Page to Join Metro Bank as CFO

February 29, 2024
Metro Bank has appointed Barclays veteran Marc Page as chief financial officer. Page will join the U.K. bank and its board Sept. 2, subject to regulatory approval, Metro Bank said in a Thursday (Feb. 29) press...

Bank Push Payment Scams Now 40% of UK Fraud

October 31, 2023
Great Britain’s smaller banks are apparently among the largest targets for payment fraud. That’s according to a report issued Tuesday (Oct. 31) by the U.K.’s Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) examining...