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Company announcement/payments

Santander improves liquidity management with Planixs

Planixs, the leading provider of real-time, intraday cash, collateral and liquidity management solutions, has announced today that its Realiti software has been selected by Santander, one of the Global Systemically Important Banks (GSIB) to improve its liquidity management processes, including cash management, liquidity forecasting and risk mitigation.

09 March 2021

Company announcement/retail

Openbank doubles client acquisition during the pandemic to reach 1.5 million customers

Openbank, Grupo Santander’s 100% digital bank, has strengthened its position as the largest purely digital bank in Spain, with 1.5 million customers.

08 March 2021

News/retail

Mouro Capital pairs Clikalia and Creditas to create online property platform in Mexico

Mouro Capital, the fintech venture vehicle backed by Banco Santander, is to pool the services of two of its portfolio companies to create a new joint venture for online property sales in Mexico.

04 March 2021

Company announcement/sustainable

Santander and Oxentia Foundation open applications for environmental challenge

Through Santander X and alongside the Oxentia Foundation, Banco Santander is launching the Santander X Environmental Challenge.

26 February 2021

Company announcement/people

Santander CIB forms dedicated digital solutions team

Santander Corporate & Investment Banking (Santander CIB) announced today the creation of a dedicated team to boost its offering in the area of Digital Solutions.

01 February 2021

News/startups

Santander invests in startup connecting SMEs and consultants

Santander has invested €2 million in Connecting Visions, a Spanish startup that helps SMEs gain access to consulting services.

22 January 2021

Company announcement/people

Santander UK appoints Rakshit Kapoor as chief data officer

Santander UK today announces the appointment of Rakshit Kapoor as Chief Data Officer for Santander UK and Head of Data Transformation for Europe.

20 January 2021

News/devops

Open Banking year three: Insights from the CMA9

The UK banking industry had its hands full in 2020 as institutions had to respond to lockdowns and other restrictions on business activity designed to curb the spread of Covid-19. What effect did this have on the ongoing adoption of Open Banking? In Finextra’s annual review, we look at how Open Banking has grown, what still needs to improve and what will happen next.

13 January 2021

News/retail

Exclusive: Santander pulls plug on Asto SME app

Asto Digital, a UK startup offering small businesses app-based invoice and expense management services, as well as short-term financing, is set to shut down after parent Santander pulled the funding plug, Finextra understands.

11 January 2021

Company announcement/people

Santander poaches Tracie Pearce from HSBC to drive digital transformation in mortgage business

Santander UK today announced the appointment of Tracie Pearce as the new Chief Customer Officer for Homes.

08 January 2021

News/security

Which? investigation finds worrying gaps in bank security systems

Santander, Tesco Bank and TSB have "serious vulnerabilities" in security that could leave their customers exposed to fraud, according to an investigation by consumer watchdog Which?.

07 January 2021

Company announcement

PagoFX launches international money transfer service in Spain

PagoFX, the low-cost international money transfer service, is now available in Spain. As the service is open to Spanish residents no matter who they bank with, anyone will have access to PagoFX’s fast and secure international payments.

21 December 2020