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About RBS Group

The Royal Bank of Scotland Group has grown from small beginnings nearly 300 years ago to become one of the largest financial services groups in the world. 170,000 people, working in more than 50 countries across five continents for 40 million customers.

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The company, headquartered in the UK, has in just a few years become a global bank with high diversification in terms of products and geographic markets positions and ranks among the largest financial service providers in the world with more than 36 million customers (December 2007).

Since 2000, the RBS group made several acquisitions, such as the purchase of National Westminster Bank (NatWest), the acquisition of Charter One in America and the takeover of ABN AMRO by a consortium led by RBS.

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The Royal Bank of Scotland plc is authorised and regulated in the UK by the Financial Services Authority. RBS is an authorised agent of The Royal Bank of Scotland N.V. (RBS N.V.) in certain jurisdictions. References in this website refer to RBS N.V. unless specified otherwise.