NatWest’s head of fraud protection emphasized the importance of self-custody in crypto amid the bank imposing new crypto restrictions.
NatWest cuts payment channels to Binance, citing regulatory uncertainty
“It’s like people can’t spend their money on what they want anymore,” one Twitter user noted regarding NatWest’s action against Binance.
UK’s NatWest bank limits transactions to crypto exchanges
NatWest and other U.K. high street banks have ramped crypto curbs amid recent regulatory pressure on the sector.
Another UK bank serves anti-crypto notice to customers
U.K. commercial bank NatWest says it does not want to do business with clients and customers who deal in crypto.
Banks Take Sides as Blockchain Trade Finance Race Heats Up
NatWest, part of Royal Bank of Scotland, has joined Marco Polo, a blockchain consortium started by R3 and trade finance specialist TradeIX.
Banks Are Trying to Launch Crypto Assets with R3 Tech
Stealth project Cordite, led by the Royal Bank of Scotland, promises the equivalent of an ERC-20 token standard for R3’s open-source Corda platform.