The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc (also known as
RBS Group) is a British banking and insurance
holding company, based in Edinburgh, Scotland. The group operates a wide variety of banking brands offering personal and business banking, private banking, insurance and
corporate finance through its offices located in Europe, North America and Asia. In the UK and
Ireland, its main subsidiary companies are
The Royal Bank of Scotland,
NatWest,
Ulster Bank and
Coutts. The group issues
banknotes in Scotland and Northern Ireland and, as of 2014, The Royal Bank of Scotland is the only bank in the UK to still print
£1 notes.