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Metro Bank Pilots Corporate Expense Management Tech

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based Metro Bank has begun piloting a new corporate expense management solution in partnership with Canadian FinTech Sensibill , a press release said Wednesday (Dec. Metro Bank is building a suite of compelling tools that will help transform the small business banking experience in the U.K.,”

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FCA Questions Metro Bank Managers On Misreporting Scandal

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Metro Bank senior managers are being grilled by the U.K. Six months later, the financial regulator said the probe was widened to involve “certain senior members of management.” Regulators are also looking over Metro Bank’s regulatory reporting and governance for compliance. .

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RBS Fund Takes Back £50M From Metro Bank

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After Metro Bank recently pulled back from plans to expand and decided to move away from lending for mortgages, the bank said it will return £50 million from the RBS bailout fund, according to a report. Three banks – Metro, Starling and ClearBank – were collectively given £280 million from the RBS bailout fund last year.

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Metro Joins Bacs For SMB Direct Debits

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challenger bank Metro Bank has joined the Pay.UK-operated operated Bacs and partnered with Boston payments firm Bottomline Technologies to enable direct debits for small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs), Metro announced on Wednesday (Feb. SMBs and FinTechs. Unlike the U.S.,

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Metro Bank Explores Additional Use for AI-Driven PFM Tool, Insights

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challenger bank Metro Bank could extend its AI-driven money management tool Insights, designed for its retail side, to its business customers. Formed in partnership with Israeli AI company Personetics, Metro Bank is currently preparing to roll out Insights in beta over the summer.

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UK Metro Bank Hit By Messaging Scams

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To that end, Metro Bank said earlier this week that at least some of its customers had been victimized by fraud that focuses on text messages sent across telecom companies’ networks that Reuters reported are used to verify transactions. Metro said that the attacks are leveled at a number of British banks, a roster that includes Metro. “Of

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Metro Bank Announces New AI Powered PFM Service

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Metro Bank today revealed the launch of a new AI- powered money management tool called Insights. The tool will continuously monitor users’ transactions in real-time to better understand clients’ spending habits. Insights was developed with AI chat […].

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