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Building a sustainable bank
Developing leadership positions on enterprise and financial capability
Supporting enterprise Building financial capability
Signed up to a further
£3.4m 3-year
partnership with The
Prince’s Trust,
supporting young,
disadvantaged and
unemployed people
start up in business.
Successfully
concluded a 3-year
Inspiring Enterprise
programme, which
invested almost £15m
in women, youth and
social enterprises.
Launched the £2.5m
Skills & Opportunities
Fund, supporting not-
for-profit
organisations, state-
funded schools &
colleges to help people
start-up in business or
get into employment.
Continued to support
E-Spark, the world’s
largest free accelerator
for start-up and scale
up businesses, by
opening 4 new hubs in
the UK.
Launched TouchID and
ApplePay on our
Mobile App, enhancing
usability and security.
Developed the Women
in Business
Accreditation to equip
our customer facing
teams with specialist
expertise in supporting
women in business.
Lent over £1bn to UK
customers for
sustainable energy
projects, helping them
reduce bills and cut
carbon.
Launched the
Foundation Account
(basic bank account) to
increase access to
banking services for
the unbanked.
Worked in partnership
with the Citizens
Advice Bureau (CAB)
to ensure customers in
financial difficulty are
immediately
transferred to an in-
house CAB Advisor.
Launched a new and
improved MoneySense
programme to
celebrate its 21st
birthday – one of the
longest-running, most
innovative financial
education programme
for 5-18 year olds.
Introduced 5 RBS
Community Protection
Officers across the UK
to respond to branch
staff concerns about
the welfare or risk of
financial harm to a
customer.
Further developed our
‘Act Now’ text alert
service to help
customers manage
their money and avoid
charges.
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