Recognise Bank
Gavin Keyte has a wealth of experience in the banking and financial sector. Gavin has held various leadership roles throughout their career, including Head of Credit roles at Recognise Bank, Allica Bank, and Allied Irish Bank (GB). At Allica Bank, they were responsible for keeping lending policies up to date and leading risk developments for new product launches. During their time at Allied Irish Bank (GB), Gavin led the annual update process for the bank's recovery plan and played a key role in credit sanctioning and reviewing lending proposals. Prior to that, they served as Head of Credit at Lloyds Banking Group, where they were a member of the senior credit committee and oversaw the assessment of new deals and portfolio reviews. Gavin also has experience in relationship management and lending roles at NatWest and Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein. Gavin currently serves as a Non-Executive Director at Social Investment Business.
Gavin Keyte attended the University of Oxford from 1989 to 1992, where they obtained a Bachelor's degree in Physics. Gavin also earned a Master's degree from the same university during the same time period. In 2019, Gavin completed the Chartered Banker by Experience programme at The Chartered Banker Institute.
Recognise Bank
Recognise Bank was founded in 2017 by experienced business owners who recognised the disconnect between traditional business banking and the needs of modern SMEs. We were frustrated with the lack of understanding, certainty and flexibility offered within the industry. In short, we believed that we could build a better bank. And so, we did. We received our banking licence in 2021 and quickly grew our community of loyal business and personal customers, with the help of our dedicated, diverse, and expert team. Recognising our customers is at the heart of what we do. Today, our hard work and customer centricity is demonstrated by our excellent rating on Trustpilot. We offer a range award-winning, secure FSCS protected savings accounts with competitive interest rates for individuals and businesses alike. Recognise Bank is authorised by the Prudential Regulatory Authority (PRA) and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the Prudential Regulatory Authority (PRA). Our eligible saving products are protected by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) up to £85,000 for individuals and businesses and £170,000 for joint accounts. We also offer a range of specialist lending products, and we aim to be as flexible as possible with all of our offerings and services, no matter what your business needs. It’s why our customers, brokers and partners love working with us.