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November 2022

Corporate

Metro Bank Named In Top Ten Most Loved UK Workplaces

Metro Bank was the only UK bank to be named in the top ten of Newsweek’s first annual rankings for the U.K.’s Top 100 Most Loved Workplaces® list. The 2022 U.K.’s Top 100 Most Loved Workplaces® are the result of a collaboration with the Best Practice Institute (BPI), a leadership development and benchmark research company.

Community

Metro Bank Raises over £2300 for Breast Cancer Awareness

The UK’s community bank, Metro Bank, recently joined thousands of others supporting Breast Cancer Now’s Wear It Pink and raised £2,338.00.

Community

Metro Bank Colleagues Join Marshalling Team at Love Luton RunFest

The UK’s community bank, Metro Bank, gives every colleague a Day to Amaze – a paid day off to support a local charity or good cause. Six colleagues from Metro Bank’s Luton store chose to volunteer for the Love Luton RunFest Marshalling team.

Corporate

Third Quarter 2022 Trading Update

Daniel Frumkin, Chief Executive Officer at Metro Bank, said: “I am really pleased to see the business return to profit in September on both an underlying and statutory basis. This performance reflects our tight control of both costs and risk, close management of our deposit franchise and lending channels, and the supportive prevailing interest rate environment, all of which help build a balance sheet that delivers sufficient margin to cover costs."

Community

Crawley Metro Bank Puts Kids in Money Zone

Metro Bank colleagues from the Crawley store have delivered Money Zone – a financial education workshop to year 6 pupils at The Oaks Primary School and St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School. The aim of the complimentary workshop is to raise financial knowledge in children from a young age.

Community

Basingstoke Metro Bank Colleagues Support Local Charity

Metro Bank, the community bank, gives every colleague a Day to Amaze – essentially a paid day off to support a local charity or good cause. Colleagues from Metro Bank’s Basingstoke store chose to use their Day to Amaze as volunteers for Age Concern Hampshire – a charity passionate about supporting older people across Hampshire.

Community

Rachel Hopkins MP visits Luton Metro Bank

The UK’s community bank, Metro Bank, recently welcomed Rachel Hopkins, Member of Parliament for Luton South to its Castle Street store.

Community

Metro Bank Supports Local Businesses at East London Business Expo

The UK’s community bank, Metro Bank, recently joined hundreds of local businesses in the Redbridge area to participate in the East London Business Expo hosted by Ilford Business Improvement District and Ilford Business Hub at City Gates Conference Centre.

October 2022

Corporate

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.

Corporate

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.

PRESS ENQUIRIES

Metro Bank Media Team

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