Banco Santander - Announcements, Interviews & News Stories

Santander to flog Monitise stake to Fiserv

Further to the announcement on 17 July 2017, Fiserv and Monitise today announce that they have received a letter of intent to vote in favour of the Acquisition from Banco Santander SA in respect of 108,196,721 Monitise Shares, representing approximately 4.67 per cent. of Monitise's ordinary share capital.

18 July 2017

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Santander chooses Hiperos for 3PM risk management

Leading compliance solutions provider Opus announced today that its innovative Hiperos 3PM platform has been chosen by Santander UK Plc to manage the risks associated with its third party relationships.

02 May 2017

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Banco Santander innovation exec Faura joins Wall Street Blockchain Alliance board

The Wall Street Blockchain Alliance (WSBA), a non-profit trade association at the forefront of blockchain adoption in financial markets, today announced that Dr. Julio Faura has joined the WSBA Board of Directors.

15 March 2017

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Santander talks up Enterprise Ethereum Alliance

Banco Santander and other international entities announced today the creation of a not-for-profit alliance, Enterprise Ethereum Alliance (EEA), that will build and promote the use of distributed ledgers (blockchain) between companies using the open source technology Ethereum, a decentralized platform that allows smart contracts to be created between peers.

01 March 2017

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Santander appoints Saul Proctor as director in financial sponsors team

Santander Corporate & Commercial has appointed Saul Proctor as a Director within its Financial Sponsors team.

20 February 2017

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Santander in Poland extends Wordline payments contract

Worldline [Euronext: WLN], through its equensWorldline subsidiary specialized in financial processing, and the Santander Consumer Bank S.A. in Poland, extend their partnership for a new services.

06 February 2017

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MasterCard to bring Apple Pay to Spain

Mastercard today announced it will bring its Spanish customers and cardholders Apple Pay, which is transforming mobile payments as an easy, secure and private way to pay that’s fast and convenient.apple pay

01 December 2016

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Santander US ships business banking app

Santander's Business and Retail customers now have access to some of the Bank's recent innovations in the palm of their hands.

03 November 2016

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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.

13 September 2016

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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.

08 September 2016

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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.

05 September 2016

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Mesfix wins Santander InnoVenture's Pitch Slam in Sao Paulo

Santander InnoVentures, the fintech venture capital fund of Santander Group, in partnership with IE Business School and Accenture, yesterday declared Mesfix – a crowdfactoring marketplace for small and medium-sized enterprises as winners of the ‘Pitch Slam’ competition at the third Fintech Venture Day, held in São Paulo.

10 May 2016

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