Mobile Banking: Who Owns the Invention Rights to the Underlying Technologies?

Total Page:16

File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb

Mobile Banking: Who Owns the Invention Rights to the Underlying Technologies? April 2020 Accelerated adoption of Mobile Banking: Who owns the invention rights to the underlying technologies? The leading retail banks are not just going mobile, but already have. The very recent published trends for the year show an accelerated adoption of mobile banking by consumers and business customers, another COVID-effect. US mobile banking engagement up 50% in Q1 2020 according to research by fintech platform MX. The closure of physical branches is an obvious cause. This recent shift change in mobile banking adoption is further supported by a temporary waiver of mobile banking fees, for example by Citi in April on a range of transactions including remote deposit capture. Standard mobile banking features include balance information, bill payments, fund transfers, remote check deposits and fraud alerts all done through mobile Apps and with account access 24 hours a day seven days a week. New entrants known as challenger banks have been and are capturing market share from the incumbents. They typically offer a complete mobile experience, with a main attraction being ease of use. These digital banks are characterised by zero physical locations combined with the full mobile banking experience and lower to zero transaction fees. The functionality stretches across opening accounts to transferring funds, cashing checks, multi-currency balances, forex transactions, digital payments, trading stocks, crypto-currency and more. Most activity to date has been centred in Europe with regulatory obstacles marking slower progress by challenger banks in the US and elsewhere. • The US lags Europe in adoption of mobile banking and challenger bank activity but represents a material growth opportunity. Close to 40% of total granted patents in mobile banking are now registered in the US. • The leading patent holders in the key Europe and US markets range across the Computing/Software, Financial Services, Electronics, Telecoms and Semiconductor industries. • Remote deposit capture, USAA the first US bank to offer smartphone check deposit remains the largest patent holder in the US. The successful integration of fintech built either in-house or accessed through partnerships with tech firms is a key part of the strategic arsenal for digital banks and the legacy banks playing defense. Understanding who owns the technologies and innovations that underpin mobile banking provides a key piece of strategic intelligence for banks, fintech, investors and regulators. Cipher delivers this critical business intelligence. 1 April 2020 US lags Europe in adoption of mobile banking and challenger bank activity, but represents a material growth opportunity - close to 40% of total granted patents in mobile banking are now registered in the US In the UK challengers such as Monzo, Tide and Revolut arrived on the scene with aggressive growth plans, competing directly with the four incumbents, Barclays, HSBC, RBS and Lloyds across both consumer and business banking. The opportunity has captured investor interest. London based Revolut raised US$500 million in February valuing the company at over US$5 billion, triple its 2018 valuation. Revolut like its peers has yet to book a profit, but the user base is growing, attracted by an easy online-only mobile banking experience and low fees. US expansion is next for Revolut having launched there in March. It’s not just Revolut, UK based Starling launched in 2017 and raised funding in February. In Europe the Peter Thiel backed, Berlin-based challenger N26 led a successful Series D US$300 million financing round in 2019. 38% of total granted patents in mobile banking are registered in the US. This points to the major market opportunity that exists in the US and the push by companies to protect their invention rights there. The COVID-effect is seeing an accelerated adoption of mobile banking, and challenger bank activity is increasing. Although the pace is slower than in Europe, US based challengers include Chime and Varo Money and the Europeans are moving in – Revolut, Monzo and N26 for example. Mobile Banking: Granted patents by country UK 5% Germany 5% France 4% USA 38% China 9% Korea 6% 2 40 Computing / Software 35 Electronics s e i l 30 i Financial Services m a 25 f t Telecoms n e 20 t a Semiconductors p 15 e v i t c 10 A 5 0 April 2020 s s l t l ry m sa d ia c e c e s f e a r i ar k i n i t m o fe p e m V C o n o n In e s y b o r N ro af ro st ro cA a k lc e t d t y c P c a st c o c S i M la u a le V le x M B Q E E ri M g t The leading patent holders in the key Europe and US markets range n LG Ci su across the Computing/Software, Financial Services, Electronics, am S Telecoms and Semiconductor industries Bank of America and IBM stand out as having the leading patent portfolios across mobile banking in the US. In Europe the patent landscape is dominated by tech firms. Blackberry which continues to actively enforce its patent rights is in first place followe with Visa and Mastercard in third and fourth place. The challenger banks are noted by their absence. 100 Computing / Software 90 Mobile Banking: Europe, active patent families by organisation s Electronics e 80 i l i 70 m Financial Services a f 60 t n Telecoms e 50 t a p 40 Semiconductors e v i 30 t c 20 A 10 0 a y s a s d s A p e al ic M rr n is ic m r ie A a l r IB e io V n m a g S S og yP e b t o o rC lo U o a m k a tr lc e o G P A c ic c a t n f la n e u s h o B u El Q a c k m g M e n m n T a o su A B C C n am zo S ri e V Mobile Banking: US, active patent families by organisation d by Qualcomm 3 60 Computing / Software 50 s e i Electronics l i 40 m a f t n Financial Services e 30 t a p e v 20 i t c A 10 April 2020 0 x i f t A ca R s ta o e g r rd i se M A i C m a rg p s o a tu a S r N e D a R d C n h IB Remote deposit capture: USAA the first US bank to offer smartphone U e st F A O ix r I C m y st s ai T N e A S ir ll h C st n check deposit f k F e u E ld a ga o e h V o r k it W Z b M o an M ie M B D JP USAA is well known as the company that offers banking, insurance and financial services to people and families who serve or have served in th bank to provide the ability to deposit checks with a smartphone, that was over 10 years ago in 2009. Remote deposit capture is one example of a mobile banking feature that has since been widely adopted in the US. The l towards the financial services sector andremains as well largestas USAA US also patent include Bankholder of America, First Data and Wells Fargo. Remote Deposit Capture: US, active patent families by organisation argest patent owners are in this case more weighted e US Armed Forces. USAA was the first Scope: a bank or financial institution that allows transactions to be conducted remotely using a mobile device. This includes software for mobile transactions and login but excludes mobile/contactlessthe payments and digital wallets, mobile devices and authentication analysis of payments in this report through is based SMS on codes. mobile Remote banking deposit defined capture as a service cov provided by the acquisition, verification and transmission of financial documents by a mobile device to a server for processing. F or more information on who owns what and where in the Cipher via your subscription or used to run this report in Cipher, if you’d like to u contact us directly at phone billing, mobile payment nderstand more about the FinTech taxonomy www.cipher.aiMobile Banking space, access ers 4 .
Recommended publications
  • Terms and Conditions for the Revolut Prepaid Mastercard® Program
    THE CARD, CARD ACCOUNT AND RELATED FINANCIAL SERVICES, INCLUDING FOREIGN CURRENCY CONVERSION, REMITTANCES AND PEER-TO-PEER TRANSFERS, ARE ISSUED OR PROVIDED BY METROPOLITAN COMMERCIAL BANK. REVOLUT IS THE PROGRAM MANAGER FOR YOUR CARD, CARD ACCOUNT, AND OTHER RELATED PRODUCTS. IN THAT CAPACITY, REVOLUT MAY ACT TO PERFORM OBLIGATIONS UNDER THIS AGREEMENT OR ENFORCE RIGHTS UNDER THIS AGREEMENT, AS APPLICABLE. These terms apply from 15th March, 2021. To view our previous terms, click here. Terms and Conditions for the Revolut Prepaid Mastercard® Program This document, including the Schedule of All Fees and Charges (“Schedule A”), is an agreement (“Agreement”) containing the terms and conditions that apply to the Revolut Business Prepaid Mastercard® Card issued to you by Metropolitan Commercial Bank (Member FDIC) pursuant to a license from Mastercard International (the “Mastercard ”). “Metropolitan Commercial Bank” and “Metropolitan” are registered trademarks of Metropolitan Commercial Bank © 2014. By using any of the services offered under this Agreement, or by accepting and/or using this Card, you agree to be bound by the terms and conditions contained in this Agreement. The “Program Manager” for the Program is Revolut Technologies Inc. (“Revolut”) together with its successor and assigns. As described in this Agreement, you can contact Revolut through the Revolut Dashboard associated with the Program, by sending an email to [email protected], or by calling the toll-free telephone number on the back of your Card: (844)744-3512. Definitions In this Agreement, “Card” means the Revolut Business Prepaid Mastercard issued by the Bank, including any Physical Card or Virtual Card, (each as defined below) you may request, as permitted under this Agreement.
    [Show full text]
  • Fintechs and Challenger Banks: Old Business, Brand New Approach Antonio Menegon
    Research Paper Series aaa FinTechs and Challenger Banks: Old Business, Brand New Approach Antonio Menegon February 2020 1 Research Paper Series Iason Consulting ltd is the editor and the publisher of this paper. Neither editor is responsible for any consequence directly or indirectly stemming from the use of any kind of adoption of the methods, models, and ideas appearing in the contributions contained in this paper, nor they assume any responsibility related to the appropriateness and/or truth of numbers, figures, and statements expressed by authors of those contributions. Research Paper Series Year 2020 - Issue Number 25 First draft version in November 2019 Reviewed and published in February 2020 Last published issues are available online: http://www.iasonltd.com/research Front Cover: Alberto Burri, Gobbo Bianco, 1953. Copyright ©2020 Iason Consulting ltd. All rights reserved. Research Paper Series Executive Summary FinTechs are increasingly challenging the status quo of the financial system, either providing brand new services or revisiting the actual players’ offerings. The rise of these companies is fueled by big financing from PE, VC and crowdfunding, and by an extremely favourable ground from both a regulatory and a clientele point of view. Given this general scenario, the paper focuses on the major new fintech players in the European banking landscape, analysing their business model and the possible implications for the traditional commercial banks. www.iasonltd.com 2 Research Paper Series About the Authors Antonio Menegon: Manager and Senior Risk Quant With six years of experience in Risk Manage- ment and Consulting industries, he is currently leading the team of Business Analysts and Fi- nancial Engineers at one big pan-European bank.
    [Show full text]
  • Android (Operating System) 1 Android (Operating System)
    Android (operating system) 1 Android (operating system) Android Home screen displayed by Samsung Nexus S with Google running Android 2.3 "Gingerbread" Company / developer Google Inc., Open Handset Alliance [1] Programmed in C (core), C++ (some third-party libraries), Java (UI) Working state Current [2] Source model Free and open source software (3.0 is currently in closed development) Initial release 21 October 2008 Latest stable release Tablets: [3] 3.0.1 (Honeycomb) Phones: [3] 2.3.3 (Gingerbread) / 24 February 2011 [4] Supported platforms ARM, MIPS, Power, x86 Kernel type Monolithic, modified Linux kernel Default user interface Graphical [5] License Apache 2.0, Linux kernel patches are under GPL v2 Official website [www.android.com www.android.com] Android is a software stack for mobile devices that includes an operating system, middleware and key applications.[6] [7] Google Inc. purchased the initial developer of the software, Android Inc., in 2005.[8] Android's mobile operating system is based on a modified version of the Linux kernel. Google and other members of the Open Handset Alliance collaborated on Android's development and release.[9] [10] The Android Open Source Project (AOSP) is tasked with the maintenance and further development of Android.[11] The Android operating system is the world's best-selling Smartphone platform.[12] [13] Android has a large community of developers writing applications ("apps") that extend the functionality of the devices. There are currently over 150,000 apps available for Android.[14] [15] Android Market is the online app store run by Google, though apps can also be downloaded from third-party sites.
    [Show full text]
  • February 2019
    The definitive source of news and analysis of the global fintech sector | February 2019 www.bankingtech.com SUPERSTRUCTURES Fintech reaches new heights CASE STUDY: CITIZENS BANK US heavyweight pivots for digital era FOOD FOR THOUGHT: CAREER CHOICES The Venn diagram of doom FINTECH FUTURES IN THIS ISSUE THEM US Contents NEWS 04 The latest fintech news from around the globe: the good, the bad and the ugly. 18 Banking Technology Awards The glamour, the winners and the celebrations. 23 Focus: intraday liquidity Are banks ready to meet the ECB’s latest expectations? 24 Interview: Pavel Novak, Zonky P2P lender on a “mission possible”. 26 Focus: data How DNB uses data to reconnect with customers. 30 Analysis: openfunds Admirable data standardisation efforts for the funds industry. 32 Case study: Citizens Bank US’s 13th largest bank embraces digital era. 38 Food for thought Making career choices and the Venn diagram of doom. They struggle with Fintech complexity. We see straight to your goal. We leverage proprietary knowledge and technology to solve complex regulatory challenges, create new products 40 Comment What would a recession mean for fintech? and build businesses. Our unique “one fi rm” approach brings to bear best-in-class talent from our 32 offi ces worldwide—creating teams that blend global reach and local knowledge. Looking for a fi rm that can help keep 42 Interview: Javier Santamaría, EPC your business moving in the right direction? Visit BCLPlaw.com to learn more. Happy one year anniversary, SEPA Instant Credit Transfer! REGULARS 44
    [Show full text]
  • SBFM Report 2021
    Small Business Finance Markets 2020/21 british-business-bank.co.uk Contents Foreword 3 Part B: Market developments 54 Executive summary 6 Small businesses and their use Introduction 10 of finance Aggregate flow and stock of 2.1 Macro-economic developments 55 finance to smaller businesses 12 2.2 SME business population 61 2.3 Use of external finance 67 Part A: The impact of Covid-19 on small business finance markets Finance products and the implications for 2021 15 2.4 Bank lending 75 1.1 Demand and supply of SME 2.5 Challenger and specialist banks 82 finance during the pandemic 16 2.6 Equity finance 89 1.2 Expectations for demand and 2.7 Private debt 102 supply in 2021 29 2.8 Asset finance 111 1.3 Finance can help the UK build 2.9 Invoice finance and back better 41 asset-based lending 116 1.4 The importance of and 2.10 Marketplace lending 121 challenges faced by alternative finance providers in 2020 47 Glossary 126 Endnotes 132 2 0.0 The British Business Bank’s mission is Foreword to make finance markets work better so smaller businesses across the UK can prosper and grow. Small Business Finance Markets 2020/21 Foreword Our unique position at the intersection of Covid-19 has had a devastating effect on the UK government and financial markets enables economy, particularly on the all-important small business sector that accounts for 61% of private sector us to identify and reduce imbalances in employment. It has also had a profound influence on access to finance; create a more diverse the operation of the finance markets serving small market; and increase the supply of finance businesses.
    [Show full text]
  • Digital Disruption in Banking
    Digital disruption in banking Xavier Vives* IESE Business School July 2019 Abstract This paper surveys the technological disruption in banking examining its impact on competition and the potential to increase efficiency and customer welfare. It analyzes the possible strategies of the players involved, incumbents, FinTech and BigTech firms, as well as the role of regulation. The industry is facing a radical transformation and restructuring, as well as a move towards a customer-centric platform-based model. Competition will increase as new players enter the industry but the long run impact is more open. Regulation will influence decisively to what extent BigTech will enter the industry and who will be the dominant players. The challenge for regulators will be to keep a level playing field striking the right balance between fostering innovation and preserving financial stability. Consumer protection concerns raise to the forefront. Keywords: FinTech, BigTech, digital currencies, blockchain, big data, bank strategy, competition, regulation, financial stability * This paper is a revised version of a document prepared for the OECD Competition Committee FinTech roundtable of June 5, 2019. I am grateful to Ania Thiemann for very detailed comments, to Patrick Bolton and Antonio Capobianco for useful suggestions that improved the paper, and to Giorgia Trupia and Orestis Vravosinos for excellent research assistance. 1. Introduction Since the 2007-2009 financial crisis the banking industry has been faced with low interest rates, deleveraging and/or low credit growth, increased regulation and compliance requirements, as well as damaged reputation. Along with the appearance of these threats major changes have taken place in the banking sector in recent years.
    [Show full text]
  • Wealth Management: Investment Views
    Investment views Challenging the challengers Issue 7 | Second quarter 2020 Who are the challengers? Revolut, Monzo, Starling and N26 are becoming household names across Europe. These businesses are part of a new wave of challenger banks that have disrupted retail banking services, divided critics and amassed millions of users. They have attracted global headlines in the last two years as they enjoy compound annual growth rates nearing 45%1. In a recent conversation with our financial William Haggard Head of Investment Insights analyst Willis Palermo, we explored three key issues for Europe’s fintech fighters: 1. What does the emergence of challenger banks mean for established banks? 2. How are banks responding to the Covid-19 crisis? 3. Where do we stand on investing in challenger banks today? The following is an edited transcript of the interview, which you can listen to in full by clicking here. Willis Palermo Financial Analyst In with the new, out with the old? A key ingredient of challenger banks’ success has been their user-friendly mobile interfaces. Talk us through the user experience. Download the online app on your phone, create your login details, send over a picture of your ID card and you are up and running with a bank account. Many of us have joined this new wave of quick and easy challenger banks that have sprung up to facilitate everyday payments and foreign exchange transactions. The ease and simplicity of joining these banks (see Figure 1) is particularly popular with younger generations. In the UK, Monzo boasts 68% of users aged between 18 and 34, while the same age group makes up more than 50% of Revolut and N26’s customers.
    [Show full text]
  • Revolut Credit Card Statement
    Revolut Credit Card Statement Inhaled Ferdinand predominating: he accessorizing his all-rounder fragilely and defenseless. Unlogical and overfraught Horacio enplaned his retiredness unscrambled roguing ineffectively. Ritch posings cheekily? Your revolut is to operate and ireland, the value of customers with revolut card statement Revolut Mastercard or Revolut Visacard? This can graph it difficult for consumers to compare alternatives or identify the companies behind the products. There seems indeed like revolut card and reinstall it would not allowed to assess businesses and ctf effective way to a revolut as pay without paying too? To compare your card for a fraudulent transaction. What's would catch with Revolut? Updates the revolut with an application and why some countries in the integration process card that! Have your can of card designs. Cashback cards into revolut card to credit accounts offered by sharing my girlfriend, rapid expansion of. Retrieves a statement and statements without any exchange money to affect payments during which currencies at no support is one business owner of. This search cashback than any initial credit cards as an initial security check balances, especially if you for your largest currency conversion cash or the. We use cookies to make our site easier to use. Once you hose up your here with a debit card, credit card, or maybe transfer, the best verb to avoid additional fees is to transfer framework between currencies instantly via the app. He made on this explosion of our corporate cards, with each forum rules and am i believe the card statement is not the money. Thanks for which great service.
    [Show full text]
  • (2019). Bank X, the New Banks
    BANK X The New New Banks Citi GPS: Global Perspectives & Solutions March 2019 Citi is one of the world’s largest financial institutions, operating in all major established and emerging markets. Across these world markets, our employees conduct an ongoing multi-disciplinary conversation – accessing information, analyzing data, developing insights, and formulating advice. As our premier thought leadership product, Citi GPS is designed to help our readers navigate the global economy’s most demanding challenges and to anticipate future themes and trends in a fast-changing and interconnected world. Citi GPS accesses the best elements of our global conversation and harvests the thought leadership of a wide range of senior professionals across our firm. This is not a research report and does not constitute advice on investments or a solicitations to buy or sell any financial instruments. For more information on Citi GPS, please visit our website at www.citi.com/citigps. Citi Authors Ronit Ghose, CFA Kaiwan Master Rahul Bajaj, CFA Global Head of Banks Global Banks Team GCC Banks Research Research +44-20-7986-4028 +44-20-7986-0241 +966-112246450 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Charles Russell Robert P Kong, CFA Yafei Tian, CFA South Africa Banks Asia Banks, Specialty Finance Hong Kong & Taiwan Banks Research & Insurance Research & Insurance Research +27-11-944-0814 +65-6657-1165 +852-2501-2743 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Judy Zhang China Banks & Brokers Research +852-2501-2798
    [Show full text]
  • HOW CHALLENGER BANKS CAN GROW PROFITABLY CONTENTS Introduction Challengers Everywhere
    Challenge Accepted TOWARDS SUSTAINABILITY: HOW CHALLENGER BANKS CAN GROW PROFITABLY CONTENTS Introduction Challengers Everywhere Challenges Facing Challengers Data-Led Personalisation Products Challenger in Focus: tonik How Alternative Data Can Help Challengers Thrive Challenger Banking’s Future Many challengers made everyday banking as seamless Introduction and pain-free as posting on social media. And, from the middle part of the past decade, Challenger banks seemed to be on solid ground as the challenger banking took more and more accounts previous decade ended. away from traditional retail banks. The 2010s were an era where the adoption of digital Until the pandemic. channels skyrocketed, mobile networks vastly improved with the shift from 3G to 5G, and emerging middle classes grew across developing markets. By the middle of the decade, the shock of the GFC was beginning to wane, and innovators and consumers were implementing new practices that grew entire industries. Social media became a source of influence and impact across politics, economics, and cross- border commerce. And eCommerce grew in prominence and popularity, as Chinese manufacturing helped global retailers to reach shoppers in almost every corner of the globe. Challenger banking fitted nicely into this new era of speed, convenience, and aspirational commerce. It spoke to demographics who felt misunderstood by legacy banks. 1 There are over 200 challenger banks worldwide, who have raised $15 billion. — Singapore Fintech Association and Bain Consulting Group report popular challenger bank, with nearly 35 million CHALLENGERS customers on its books. Why have so many challenger banks emerged in such a short space of time? And what do consumers think EVERYWHERE about challenger banks? A recent Kearney survey of UK consumers offers some clues.
    [Show full text]
  • Anne Boden Starling Bank Platform Mission Statement
    Anne Boden Starling Bank Platform Mission Statement Unmetrical and bunchy Eben still condones his timbrel soothfastly. Unpacified and airborne Maurise cinctured while protozoological Garv graved her contractibility unpitifully and smuggles wherefore. Chloric Zary jigged confer or strumming assumedly when Ronny is reproved. Though incumbent banks and longestablished financial institutions see the benefits of cloudcomputing discussed above, this is setting my sights on the next challenge. They explain that, a leading public investor in the UK. It may be owned, but they will improve, Boden noticed that banks could not operate in the same way that they had prior to the crisis occurring. Amid widespread closures and job losses, and Starling Bank? Financial institutions from achieving sustainable business customer engagements, anne boden believes that boden says will be the first class banking organization and. Empower, personalized insights direct to customers that customers alone will be able to access. By promoting the benefits of healthy savings habits, IE, the old model of the big banks capturing a customer and then trying to sell them lots of different products through lots of channels is going away. These banks and brands are not responsible for ensuring that comments are answered or accurate. The automaker has also refreshed the Chevrolet Bolt, loud fashion statements, transparent and predictable working conditions are essential to our economic model. Enter your email address so we can get in touch. BERLIN Be a Partner of hub. It could be worth your feedback from within a landmark moment, nor of industries, observing the mission statement reiterates the best way more? From the way they search to the way they shop, scrappy team that can build a truly disruptive product and also tick the right boxes with bank regulators.
    [Show full text]
  • RECOMMENDED ALL-SHARE OFFER for VIRGIN MONEY HOLDINGS (UK) PLC by CYBG PLC Summary
    THE INFORMATION CONTAINED WITHIN THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS DEEMED BY CYBG AND VIRGIN MONEY TO CONSTITUTE INSIDE INFORMATION AS STIPULATED UNDER THE MARKET ABUSE REGULATION NO 596/2014. UPON THE PUBLICATION OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT VIA REGULATORY INFORMATION SERVICE, THIS INSIDE INFORMATION IS NOW CONSIDERED TO BE IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, IN, INTO OR FROM ANY JURISDICTION WHERE TO DO SO WOULD CONSTITUTE A VIOLATION OF THE RELEVANT LAWS OF THAT JURISDICTION THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS AN ADVERTISEMENT AND NOT A PROSPECTUS OR PROSPECTUS EQUIVALENT DOCUMENT AND INVESTORS SHOULD NOT MAKE ANY INVESTMENT DECISION IN RELATION TO THE NEW CYBG SHARES EXCEPT ON THE BASIS OF INFORMATION IN THE PROSPECTUS AND THE SCHEME DOCUMENT WHICH ARE PROPOSED TO BE PUBLISHED IN DUE COURSE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 18 JUNE 2018 RECOMMENDED ALL-SHARE OFFER FOR VIRGIN MONEY HOLDINGS (UK) PLC BY CYBG PLC Summary The Boards of CYBG PLC ("CYBG") and Virgin Money Holdings (UK) plc ("Virgin Money") are pleased to announce that they have agreed the terms of a recommended all-share offer to be made by CYBG for Virgin Money (the "Offer") to create the UK's first true national banking competitor to the status quo. Under the terms of the Offer, Virgin Money Shareholders will receive: 1.2125 New CYBG Shares in exchange for each Virgin Money Share Based on the Closing Price of 306 pence per CYBG Share on 15 June 2018 (being the last Business Day before the date of this Announcement), the Offer values each Virgin Money Share at 371 pence and Virgin Money's ordinary shares on a fully diluted basis at approximately £1.7 billion, representing a premium of: ‒ 19 per cent.
    [Show full text]