Tagged: santander

July 7, 2026 @ 8:42 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Banco Santander (NYSE: SAN) has released more than a dozen of its internal AI initiatives on GitHub under a permissive open-source license. The move, led by the bank’s AI Lab, makes specialized tools freely available to developers, researchers, and professionals worldwide, with the explicit goal… Read More

May 17, 2026 @ 11:39 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Banco Santander (NYSE: SAN) has unveiled a new initiative to scout the world’s high-potential innovations at the intersection of quantum computing and artificial intelligence. Titled Santander X Global Challenge | The Quantum AI Leap, the program is a collaborative effort with IBM, Bluzec, and the… Read More

May 4, 2026 @ 12:38 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Santander UK (NYSE: SAN) has wrapped up its multi-billion-pound purchase of rival lender TSB, marking a consolidation in the British banking industry. The transaction, valued at nearly £3 billion once all adjustments were factored in, closed on 30 April 2026 after clearing the final regulatory… Read More

December 9, 2025 @ 10:44 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Santander (NYSE: SAN) recently released the report, entitled, ‘The Currency of Learning: Global Perspectives on Financial Education.’ This latest research report, based on a survey of 20,000 individuals that are now residing in 10 different countries, reveals how the gap between “perception and actual knowledge… Read More

December 3, 2025 @ 10:35 am By JD Alois  |  

Santander has published a report on the future of payments in the UK that also highlights concerns about fraud. The survey used data garnered from 3,022 adults (February 2025), 501 SME finance decision-makers, 14 in-depth interviews, and a “London citizens’ jury on crypto and the digital… Read More

November 28, 2025 @ 6:44 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Banco Santander México has completed a major breakthrough in the digital transformation of Mexico’s banking sector by becoming the first systemic bank to migrate the entirety of its technology infrastructure to Gravity, its global, cloud-based platform, to enhance customer experience with “faster flows and new… Read More

November 22, 2025 @ 4:33 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Getnet, a payment solutions provider in Latin America and Iberia belonging to the Santander Group, and UnionPay International (UPI), have signed a strategic agreement to expand the acceptance of UnionPay cards in Spain and Portugal. This reinforces both firms’ commitment to delivering a more inclusive… Read More

October 22, 2025 @ 9:15 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Openbank and Santander Consumer Finance announced that they will integrate in Europe, expanding their range  of products and services to customers. Banco Santander (NYSE: SAN) noted that it will merge Openbank and Santander Consumer Finance (SCF) into a single legal entity and will gradually operate its… Read More

October 6, 2025 @ 6:19 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Santander Corporate & Investment Banking announced that its U.S. broker-dealer, Santander US Capital Markets LLC, entered a strategic alliance with healthcare-focused Nephron Research LLC. This is reportedly Santander CIB’s third equity research alliance in the United States, following agreements entered with Telsey Advisory Group LLC,… Read More

August 22, 2025 @ 2:27 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Openbank, part of the Santander Group, has chosen Upvest as its new investment infrastructure provider. By integrating Upvest’s Investment API, Openbank is “strengthening its investment offer with a modern experience and deep localisation in the German market.” This enables Openbank to offer a “digital-first product… Read More

August 13, 2025 @ 9:04 am By JD Alois  |  

Global bank Santander shared its vision yesterday of becoming an AI-native bank, partnering with OpenAI to achieve this goal. In a blog post, Santander Chief Data & AI Officer Ricardo Martín Manjón explained that they seek to reshape banking by modernizing operations, providing a personalized, agile, and efficient banking… Read More

July 3, 2025 @ 1:15 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Santander announces that it has reached an agreement to acquire 100% of TSB Banking Group plc (TSB) from Banco de Sabadell, S.A. (Sabadell), with a valuation of “£2.65 billion (approximately €3.1 billion) in an all-cash transaction.” TSB is said to be a well-established UK retail… Read More

June 19, 2025 @ 3:53 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Openbank, Grupo Santander’s fully digital bank, announced today that it has reached 110,000 customers in Mexico in less than four months. Since landing on Mexican shores in February, Openbank has grown strongly, which confirms “that more Mexicans are seeking digital financial solutions that fit their… Read More

June 17, 2025 @ 10:40 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The traditional single-time study paradigm is no longer adequate in a world of constant economic, technological, and social change. Santander’s Tomorrow’s Skills report, released recently, reveals a new landscape – one where lifelong learning is “the cornerstone of professional development.” According to the research report,… Read More

March 25, 2025 @ 6:10 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The global labor market is undergoing a seismic shift, as evidenced by recent announcements from major financial institutions like Deutsche Bank (NYSE: DB), Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS), and Santander UK. This past week, these banks revealed plans that underscore the dual pressures of socioeconomic uncertainty and… Read More

March 20, 2025 @ 8:07 am By Omar Faridi  |  

In a restructuring move, Santander UK, the United Kingdom based division of the Spain’s Banco Santander (NYSE: SAN), announced that it will close 95 of its 444 U.K. branches, representing roughly one-fifth of its physical network. The bank has posted a list of the impacted branches… Read More

February 6, 2025 @ 6:40 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Santander Bank, N.A. (NYSE: SAN) announced that the Openbank digital bank platform topped $2 billion in total deposits since going to market in the United States in the fourth quarter of 2024. This achievement is said to represent a key milestone in the Santander US… Read More

January 22, 2025 @ 4:27 pm By JD Alois  |  

A recent report that Santander may exit the UK market compelled the bank’s Executive Chairman to throw cold water on the rumors. Speaking at the WEF in Davos, Ana Botin told the audience they love the UK market, claiming it will remain a core market… Read More

December 26, 2024 @ 8:02 am By Omar Faridi  |  

OakNorth, the digital bank for entrepreneurs, has partnered with HSBC and Santander on a club lending facility to Star Capital to support its buy-out of Subsea Technology & Rentals (STR). The capital will reportedly enable STR to evolve its equipment and service offering via “organic… Read More

December 23, 2024 @ 7:58 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Santander has recently announced U.S. equity research alliances with Telsey Advisory Group and Vertical Research Partners. These alliances expand Santander Corporate and Investment Banking’s research capabilities in the United States, complementing the Group’s market position in Europe and Latin America. Santander Corporate & Investment Banking… Read More