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November 2014

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Metro Bank brings the banking revolution to Basildon

Metro Bank continues its fast expansion this week with the opening of its 30th store in Basildon. To mark the opening, the UK’s most revolutionary bank will be holding two days of celebrations on Friday 21st and Saturday 22nd November. Basildon residents and businesses visiting the store will experience an array of entertainment; including stilt walkers, face painting, performing dogs, balloons and music, as well as a new, convenient customer focused bank. What’s more, Dogs Rule at Metro Bank, so customers are invited to bring their canine friends along with them.

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Time for a new bank: Metro Bank brings the banking revolution to St Albans

Metro Bank continues its fast paced expansion in 2014 with the opening of its 29th store in St Albans. To mark the opening, the UK’s most revolutionary bank will be holding two days of celebrations on Friday 14th and Saturday 15th November. St Albans residents and businesses visiting the store will experience an array of entertainment including stilt walkers, face painting, balloons and music, and most importantly, a new convenient customer focused bank for personal and business customers. What’s more, Dog’s Rule at Metro Bank, so customers are invited to bring their canine friends along with them.

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Metro Bank wins award for technology innovation

Metro Bank, the revolutionary high street bank, was today awarded the Technology Innovation Enterprise Award by Microsoft as part of the 2014 Microsoft Dynamics Customer Excellence Awards programme.

October 2014

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Celebrating Diwali at Metro Bank

Last week, Metro Bank, the revolutionary high street bank, celebrated Diwali with its customers by giving away candles across a number of its stores.

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Metro Bank Quarter Three Financial Statement: Strong growth continues at revolutionary

Metro Bank, the revolutionary high street bank, today announces its quarter three financial statement to 30 September 2014. Deposits increase to £2,344 million; representing year on year growth of 118%. Total loans grow to £1,389 million, a year on year increase of 146%. Loans to business customers make up almost half of total lending. More than 406,000 customer accounts

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Time for a new bank: Metro Bank brings the banking revolution to Wood Green

Metro Bank continues its fast paced expansion in 2014 with the opening of its 28th store in Wood Green, North London. To mark the opening, the UK’s most revolutionary bank will be holding two days of celebrations on Friday 24th and Saturday 25th October. Wood Green residents and businesses visiting the store will experience an array of entertainment including stilt walkers, face painting, balloons and music, and most importantly, a new convenient customer focused bank for personal and business customers.

September 2014

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Brighton - Metro Bank needs you

Metro Bank, the revolutionary high street bank, is looking for amazing new colleagues to join its new store coming soon to Brighton. With roles ranging from customer service representatives to senior store management, Metro Bank is creating more than 25 careers for people in Brighton, and is looking for people to join the Banking Revolution. The bank recruits confident and resourceful individuals with a ‘can do attitude’ and a passion for delivering outstanding customer service.

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Metro Bank comments on the launch of TfL's contactless payment service

Transport for London (TfL) introduces contactless transactions across the whole network today London Underground is already London’s sixth most popular merchant* August saw a 39% rise in the average number of London Underground transactions Innovative bank provides free protectors to help customers avoid card clash

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Metro Bank Milton Keynes brings the bank to local businesses

Over the first two weeks of September, five local Milton Keynes businesses hosted ‘Bank at Works’, which saw Metro Bank visit the organisations’ workplaces giving employees the opportunity to do their banking from their desks. Colleagues from the Midsummer Arcade store and the Oakgrove Village store visited Boots and Krispy Kremes in Centre MK, Pure Gym on Snowdon Drive, KFC Xscape and Subway in Conniburrow.

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Metro Bank launches new flexible solution for SMES

Metro Bank, the bank for entrepreneurs, is today announcing a new partnership with card payment specialist, acceptcards®, a division of UPG plc. Metro Bank’s business banking specialists will work closely with acceptcards to ensure that customers looking for a merchant services provider are able to find the best possible solution for their business.

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