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Lynx raises $18m for AI-powered fraud fighting tech

Lynx, a Madrid-based firm using AI to detect and prevent fraud and financial crimes, has raised $!8 million in Seres A funding.

16 November 2023

Company announcement/startups

Santander and Oxentia Foundation look for the best projects to help develop the digital economy

Banco Santander has launched, together with the Oxentia Foundation, Santander X Global Challenge | Transforming the Digital Economy, a global challenge aimed at startups and scaleups whose projects help transform the economy using new technologies.

18 October 2023

Company announcement/retail

Santander digital banking offshoot cahoot increases interest to 5.12% on Simple Saver account

cahoot, the UK-based online bank, has today increased the interest offered on its Simple Saver account. cahoot Simple Saver (issue 2) now pays customers 5.12% AER/gross variable rate interest for 12 months, on balances up to £500,0001.

11 October 2023

News/startups

Santander commits to €100 million fund for Spanish startups

The bank plans to contribute €67 million to the €100 million venture debt fund that will be created with Inveready Asset Management.

18 September 2023

Company announcement/sustainable

Santander CIB acquires stake in EIT InnoEnergy

Santander CIB has taken part in a EUR 140 million investment round by EIT InnoEnergy, alongside other strategic investors.

07 September 2023

News/security

Santander warns Brits to beware of 'love language' used by romance scammers

Santander has teamed up with dating guru Anna Williamson to warn of the ‘love language’ to look out for as romance scammers hit on a third of Brits.

04 September 2023

News/crime

Spanish banks form fraud fighting JV

Banco Santander, BBVA and CaixaBank have set up a company that will see the Spanish lenders share data that will help tackle financial crime.

25 July 2023

News/payments

EBAday 2023: Contribute to the payments and transaction banking conversation

EBAday, the annual event for payments and transaction banking executives, will return on the 20th – 21st of June 2023, at IFEMA in Madrid, Spain.

19 May 2023

News/security

Customer loses £60,000 to criminal posing as Santander's head of fraud

A customer of Santander Bank had £60,000 scammed from her account after transferrring funds to a criminal impersonating the bank's head of fraud, Chris Ainsley.

05 May 2023

Research

The Future of Regulation, Risk Management, and Compliance 2023

21 April 2023 1002 downloads

Company announcement/payments

Santander Bank collaborates with DailyPay to offer on-demand salary payments tech to US clients

Santander Bank, N.A. is teaming up with global financial technology company DailyPay, Inc. to offer an on-demand pay benefit for its Commercial Banking clients in the U.S.

20 April 2023

News/retail

Santander and Microsoft launch AI challenge

Banco Santander has teamed up with Microsoft and the Oxentia Foundation on a global challenge for entrepreneurs using AI to make a "positive impact on society".

06 April 2023