Cumberland Building Society, Cumbria’s largest financial organisation with assets of more than £1.5 billion, has announced the addition of a new Assistant General Manager to its Executive team.

David Winton was previously with a major banking group, where he held a number of senior executive roles over a period of 15 years. In total, David has over 25 years financial services and banking experience.

David is now responsible for the Cumberland’s marketing department. John Leveson, the Cumberland’s Deputy Chief Executive, said, “We are delighted to welcome David to our Executive team. His management experience and knowledge of the financial industry will be a real asset to the team.”

Paying a friend or business on a mobile, as easily as sending a text is set to become a mainstream option in Spring 2014, when the UK Payments Council’s new mobile payments service launches.

Cumberland Building Society is delighted to announce it will be opening a prestigious new branch on Cheapside in Lancaster city centre in February.

Thanks to the large number of members voting at its Annual General Meeting, The Royal British Legion has benefited from a donation of over £10,000 from the Cumberland Building Society.

The technical problems at RBS/NatWest which have been affecting Cumberland Building Society customers are now resolved. The problems had resulted in delays in updating accounts with transactions.