Customers are being urged to use online or telephone banking, or go into a branch, while it works to fix the problems.

Here’s a timeline with key dates from the bailout of NatWest through to its return to privatisation on Friday.

The Government has offloaded its stake in NatWest, 17 years after swooping in to rescue the bank when it was on the brink of collapse.

The government confirmed a £10.5bn loss to taxpayers since the bank was rescued

The Government has sold its remaining shares in NatWest and confirmed a £10.5 billion loss since the bank was rescued by UK taxpayers during...

Chief executive Paul Thwaite told MPs: “We don’t see a direct link between deploying technology and removal of jobs.”

NatWest has said the taxpayers’ stake in the banking giant has now fallen below 1% as it takes a further step towards a return to full priva...