Commended at the Business Moneyfacts Awards 2024 

The Business Moneyfacts Awards is an industry leading awards event which celebrate the very best in the finance industry. This year’s ceremony took place on 18 April at Evolution London in Battersea.  

We are thrilled to announce that Recognise Bank has been awarded ‘Commended’ for the Best Business Variable Rate Deposit Account Provider at the prestigious Business Moneyfacts Awards 2024!  

Ronelle Arbib, COO at Recognise Bank commented “This recognition is a testament to our commitment to serving our customers. We feel extremely honoured and proud of this achievement. A big congratulations to our dedicated team at Recognise Bank for their hard work.” 

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.