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A winning start to 2025 for Recognise Bank

Recognise Bank is pleased to start 2025 with news of a Double Gold win at the Moneynet 2025 Awards. The Bank has been awarded ‘Best Monthly Interest Savings Provider’ for the second year in a row.

The Moneynet Personal Finance Awards celebrate the best in the market for their achievements throughout the year. Recognise Bank’s commitment to offering competitive interest rates and flexible savings options for its customers has now been recognised by Moneynet for two consecutive years.

“We are delighted that our ongoing commitment to providing our customers with the best savings solutions available, has been acknowledged by the Moneynet judges in the 2025 Awards. It is a testament to the commitment and dedication of our team that we have won this award for the second year running.” said Mark Bampton, Chief Commercial Officer at Recognise Bank.

To add to the positive news of the award, Recognise Bank is also pleased to announce that it has been shortlisted in the Business Moneyfacts Awards 2025 for the ‘Best Business Variable Rate Deposit Account Provider’. Winners will be announced later in the year.

Steve Pateman

Steve has had an extensive executive career in banking, leading corporate and commercial banking businesses at RBS/NatWest, managing Santander’s UK banking businesses and as CEO of Shawbrook Bank, Hodge Banking Group and most recently successfully leading the banking licence application for StreamBank.

He is a non-executive Director at Bank of Ireland both in the UK and Dublin and Thin Cats, a specialist SME lending business and is retained as an advisor to Black Lion Ventures. He was previously President of the Chartered Banker Institute.

Steve took up the role of Chair (subject to regulatory approval) at Recognise Bank in November 2024, having served as an Investor Non-Executive Director since January 2024.