Banco Santander

482 results about this entity

Period: 26 Jul 2004 - 02 Jul 2025

Santander partners Crowdfunder to back UK community projects

In a UK first, Santander has teamed up with a crowdfunding platform, promising to match pledges given to social enterprises and community projects.

Swift beware: Ripple signs banks to global payments steering group

As Swift gears up for its annual Sibos jamboree in Geneva next week, the interbank messaging network is facing up to a growing threat from Ripple, which has signed up several major banks to a steering group on the use of distributed financial technology for global payments.

Four new UK banks join Android Pay

Following the launch of Android Pay, the simple and secure way to pay for things with your Android smartphone, four new banks join the Android Pay family.

Bitcoin a threat to card acquirers and issuers - Santander

The rise of bitcoin and blockchain technology could have a profound impact on the card market, hurting acquirers and issuer banks but ultimately benefiting Visa and MasterCard, according to experts from Santander.

More UK and US banks line up for Android Pay; mobile web payments coming soon

It’s with great delight that we welcome Chase, one of the largest banks in the US, to the Android Pay family.

Santander appoints Michael Vallance as head of UK transaction banking and cash management

Santander Corporate & Commercial has appointed Michael Vallance as the new UK Transaction Banking & Cash Management Head.

UBS wins big bank backing for Utility Settlement Coin concept

BNY Mellon, Deutsche Bank, Icap and Santander have joined with UBS and Clearmatics to advance the Utility Settlement Coin, an asset-backed digital cash instrument implemented on distributed ledger technology.

RBS scraps W&G carve out; writes off £345 million spend on spin off

Santander is in the frame to take over the 300-strong rebranded Williams & Glynn branch network from Royal Bank of Scotland, after the taxpayer-owned bank scrapped plans to develop a new banking platform for the operation, citing high costs and risks.

Santander doubles down on fintech fund

Santander has doubled the size of its fintech investment fund, from $100 million to $200 million, in what the bank describes as a sign of commitment to its philosophy of collaborating with startups.

Blythe Masters takes on blockchain advisor role at Santander

Blythe Masters, the former JP Morgan bigwig who now runs distributed ledger technology startup Digital Asset Holdings, has been named group senior advisor on technology and blockchain by Spanish banking giant Santander.

Banks embrace Ripple and move beyond testing to real-world transactions

UBS, Santander and CIBC are among seven banks to sign up to the Ripple's distributed ledger technology for cross-border payments.

Santander investment fund buys stake in digital ID firm Socure

Santander InnoVentures, the fintech venture capital fund of the Spanish banking group, has taken an undisclosed stake in New York-based digital identity startup Socure, growing its portfolio of fintech partnerships to nine companies since launch in 2014.