NatWest Group is a relationship bank serving millions of people, families, and businesses across the UK and Ireland.
The Manchester-headquartered charging network has closed a debt raise from NatWest and KfW IPEX-Bank to grow its infrastructure nationwide.
"We are determined to play an active role in the UK’s transition to a low carbon economy, and accelerating the take up of electric vehicles is a crucial part of the transition. We are delighted to have supported Be.EV with this financing which will drive the growth of its UK public charging network."
A syndicate of 13 banks and financial institutions backed the £410m debt financing round.
"This milestone is not just a win for Zenobē but marks a significant leap forward in the movement towards a clean, low-carbon transportation sector in the UK."
Lloyds Banking Group led a £10m investment round to fund the national roll-out of Coadjute's property technology platform.
"We’re delighted that the Coadjute network is now being backed by the biggest players in the UK property market, enabling us to further expand our offering and roll out to more home movers and the professionals that serve them. Together with the estate agents, conveyancers and brokers joining the network, we hope to transform the experience of moving home in the UK, making it quicker, easier and safer for everyone in the future"
The Manchester fintech raised £18.9m in a round backed by True Ventures, Praetura Ventures, NatWest, Mastercard, Route 66 Ventures, and Beringea.
"AccessPay simplifies corporate and institutional banking processes by streamlining all bank and finance apps into a shared interface. This astute merging of automation, fintech, and tooling that improves processes for a massive market is what drew us to invest in this team since its seed investment, and we continue to feel excitement for the company’s next phase of growth and expansion."
The strategic minority investment follows NatWest selection of the Icon Payments Framework to update its payment infrastructure.
"Our relationship with Icon Solutions has already helped us to bring our payments estate to life. This investment is fundamental to the delivery of our modernisation in payments technology, which will enable us to better serve our customers and to remain at the forefront of the payments industry."
