Royal Bank of Scotland

. It wholly owns shipping company American President Lines. It has offices throughout Europe, America and Asia. Neptune Orient Lines Limited (SGX: N03), or NOL for short, is a Singapore-based global transport company with core businesses in container shipping and supply chain management. The bank's head office is in St Andrew's Square, Edinburgh. Its shares have a primary listing on the London Stock Exchange.

Today it is the largest bank in Scotland, the second largest in the UK and Europe, and the fifth largest in the world by market capitalisation.
The Royal Bank of Scotland LSE: RBSis one of Scotland's four national clearing banks and one of the oldest in the UK, founded in Edinburgh in 1727 by Royal Charter. The bank's annual gross profit exceeds the annual budget of the Scottish Government. In June 1997, The Royal Bank of Scotland became the first high street bank in the UK to introduce an Internet banking service.

It was the first bank in the world to offer an overdraft facility. It is the only UK bank that still prints a 1 pound note. The Royal Bank of Scotland, along with Clydesdale Bank and Bank of Scotland, still prints its own banknotes for Scotland. WorldPay - specialised in Internet Business.

Coutts - UK private bank based in London. Ulster Bank - Belfast-based bank with branches throughout Ireland. Direct Line - telephone financial services company. bank group based in New England.

Citizens Financial Group - U.S. Adam and Company - UK private bank. NatWest - UK clearing bank, head office in London. Royal Bank of Scotland- Scottish clearing bank, head office in Edinburgh.

2000- acquisition of the National Westminster Bank after hostile takeover battle with the Bank of Scotland. 1997- develops internet banking. 1997- Registrars department acquired by Australian share registry company Computershare. 1988- acquisition of Citizens Financial Group of Rhode Island.

1985- Williams and Glyn's bank name merged with the Royal Bank of Scotland. 1985- established the Direct Line insurance brand. 1980- abortive hostile takeover bid by Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation fails. 1972- merger with National Commercial Bank of Scotland.

1920- acquisition of various small English banks to form Williams Deacons Bank,later combined with Glyn Mills & Co. to form Williams and Glyn's Bank. 1874- first London branch opens. 1783- first branch in Glasgow opens. 1727- founded in Edinburgh by Royal Charter.