Banco Santander

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Period: 26 Jul 2004 - 20 Dec 2024

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Blythe Masters takes on blockchain advisor role at Santander

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

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 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.

Santander taps Ripple blockchain tech for international payments app

Santander taps Ripple blockchain tech for international payments app

In what it claims is a UK bank first, Santander has begun piloting an app that uses blockchain technology from Ripple for international payments.

Big banks join $40 million SigFig round

Big banks join $40 million SigFig round

San Francisco-based robo-advisor SigFig has raised $40 million in a new financing round that includes investment from UBS and the fintech venture fund of Spain's Banco Santander.

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.

Pich wins Santander InnoVentures fintech venture day in Madrid

Pich, a startup which connects with the infrastructure of the banking sector to provide companies and developers with access to financial data, was the winning business project at Fintech Venture Day Madrid, a contest organized by Santander InnoVentures, Accenture and IE Business School.

Santander soft launches Kabbage in UK

Santander soft launches Kabbage in UK

Banco Santander is to leverage its recent multi-million dollar investment in Kabbage to offer working capital loans to UK small businesses through the online lender's platform.

Santander to close 13% of Spanish branch network this year

Santander to close 13% of Spanish branch network this year

Banco Santander is to close up to 450 of its 3467 branches in Spain this year as it seeks to accelerate the move to cheaper digital channels.

Santander creates tech-heavy advisory board

Santander creates tech-heavy advisory board

Banco Santander has formed a tech-focused international advisory board, chaired by former US treasury secretary Larry Summers, to help steer the bank's digital transformation strategy.

Santander launches 'voice banking' technology

Santander launches 'voice banking' technology

Santander Bank customers can now talk to their SmartBank app and ask about their card transactions, eliminating the need to manually search through statements to identify retailers and calculate spend.

Blockchain intelligence outfit Elliptic raises $5m

Blockchain intelligence outfit Elliptic raises $5m

Startup Elliptic has closed a $5 million Series A funding round led by Paladin Capital Group, as it seeks to cash in on the distributed ledger craze with its technology for identifying illicit activity on the blockchain.

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