Tagged: andy mielczarek

December 5, 2023 @ 10:31 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The majority of UK consumers are unhappy with high-street banks, believing they have prioritized profits over “passing higher interest rates on to savers, new research has revealed.” A survey of 2,000 UK adults commissioned by SmartSave, run by Chetwood Financial, found that 65% of people… Read More

November 2, 2023 @ 11:38 am By JD Alois  |  

Yesterday, the US Federal Reserve decided it was prudent to hold rates where they are for the time being, and today, the Bank of England decided to do the same. The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has a similar target with inflation as… Read More

October 18, 2023 @ 10:21 am By JD Alois  |  

The UK Consumer Prices Index (CPI) rose by 6.7% in the 12 months to September 2023, the same rate as in August, according to the UK Office for National Statistics. The CPI rose by 0.5% in September 2023, the same rate as in September 2022…. Read More

June 22, 2023 @ 1:44 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Bank of England has raised its benchmark interest rate by 50 bps, increasing from 4.5% to 5%. Today, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) voted by 7 to 2 to increase by 50 bps. Two of the members wanted to remain at the current 4.5%… Read More

May 11, 2023 @ 8:16 am By JD Alois  |  

The Bank of England has increased its benchmark rate by 25 bps as anticipated. According to a statement by the Bank, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) voted 7 to 2 to raise rates to 4.5%, with the dissenters preferring to hold rates at 4.25%. Similar… Read More

March 7, 2023 @ 8:42 am By Omar Faridi  |  

SmartSave Bank, a disruptive savings platform created by UK bank Chetwood Financial, has now received more than £1 billion in deposits. SmartSave reportedly “offers fixed-term, fixed-rate savings accounts, all of which are FSCS protected. Customers can deposit between £10,000 and £85,000, and they start earning… Read More

February 22, 2023 @ 11:00 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

SmartSave Bank, the savings brand of UK digital bank Chetwood Financial, has today announced a new partnership with Flagstone, the UK’s cash deposit platform. Flagstone claims it is “the UK’s largest smart cash platform for corporate, charitable and individual clients.” It offers “a choice of… Read More

March 25, 2022 @ 9:00 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at Chetwood Financial has confirmed the acquisition of core banking provider Yobota in order to extend their Banking-as-a-Service (BaaS) capabilities. Established alongside them back in 2016 and developed as a separate business entity, Yobota is a London-headquartered tech firm that has built “a… Read More