Hundreds of jobs will be lost following a decision to close almost 160 RBS and NatWest branches.
RBS blamed a "dramatic shift" in banking, with branch transactions falling 43% since 2010. In the same period, online and mobile transactions have increased by more than 400%. About 770 staff will be affected as 30 RBS and 128 NatWest branches are closed, but hundreds of workers will be redeployed. An RBS spokesman said the bank now had 4.2 million customers who used its mobile app - an increase of two million since 2014.....Read more here