NatWest to close another 43 branches across UK

NatWest said counter transactions at its branches had fallen by almost two-thirds between January 2019 and January 2022. Photograph: Matt Crossick/PA

NatWest is to shut a further 43 branches on top of the 32 it axed earlier this year, claiming that most customers are shifting to mobile and online banking.

The outlets will close in the first half of next year and the move means the group will have 678 UK branches, down from its current figure of 721.