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Company announcement/sustainable

Banco Santander and Oxentia Foundation reward six best sustainable startups

Santander X Environmental Challenge, the international competition for sustainable startups that Banco Santander and Oxentia Foundation inaugurated on Santander X, announced its winners today.

05 May 2021

News/markets

EIB issues digital bond on public blockchain

The European Investment Bank (EIB) has issued a €100 million two-year bond using public blockchain technology.

29 April 2021

Company announcement/cloud

Banco Santander migrates 60% of IT infrastructure to the Cloud

Banco Santander’s digital transformation is ahead of plan with more than 60% of its IT infrastructure worldwide already migrated to the cloud.

20 April 2021

News/payments

Santander launches digital cash management service

Santander has teamed up with Prosegur Cash to launch an in-store digital cash management service in Spain that puts the notes and coins merchants accept straight into their bank accounts.

20 April 2021

Company announcement/security

Santander and IBM to award 1,000 Digital Experience scholarships in AI and cybersecurity

Banco Santander has launched a new scholarship programme with IBM to boost the employability of job seekers and those looking to make a career change.

14 April 2021

Company announcement/cloud

Santander International selects Temenos and Syncordis for cloud migration

Syncordis, the global Temenos implementation partner and product experts, and Temenos (SIX: TEMN), the banking software company, announced that Santander International, part of the Banco Santander group, has selected Temenos SaaS, implemented by Syncordis, to power-up its core banking platform transformation.

06 April 2021

News/retail

Santander Consumer Bank rolls out new PFM app

Santander's consumer bank in Norway has released a new PFM app using Open Banking tools from Nordic API Gateway.

01 April 2021

Company announcement/sustainable

Santander joins Net Zero Asset Managers initiative

Santander Asset Management has joined the global Net Zero Asset Managers initiative as part of its commitment to fighting climate change.

31 March 2021

News/retail

Santander UK to close 111 branches and overhaul office space

Banco Santander to is to shutter 111 branches in the UK and shift its headquarters to a new purpose-built campus in Milton Keynes.

25 March 2021

News/sustainable

Santander accelerates roll out of eco-friendly cards across Europe

Banco Santander has committed to converting all of its 30 million payment cards across Europe to recycled plastic within the next four years.

25 March 2021

News/wealth

Santander launches savings and investment calculator

The UK arm of Santander has added a free savings and investment calculator to its website to help customers compare the potential returns on their money.

17 March 2021

News/people

Santander UK preps for major overhaul with new senior tech hires

As it undertakes a major overhaul of its legacy technology platforms, Santander UK has appointed Graham Calder as interim chief information officer and Metro Bank's Daryl Brookes as director of IT operations and service delivery.

09 March 2021