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The Future of Digital Banking in the UK 2022

07 July 2022 1386 downloads

Company announcement/people

Banco Santander taps Hector Grisi as CEO

The board of Banco Santander has announced today that Héctor Blas Grisi Checa, currently CEO of Santander Mexico and head of North America, has been nominated to become Group Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and a group director, effective 1 January 2023, subject to customary approvals. Mr Grisi will report directly to the Board, in line with changes to the group’s management structure announced on 24 February 2022, with responsibility for managing all the group’s regions, countries and global businesses. The nomination has been made following a rigorous assessment process led by the Board Nominations Committee.

17 June 2022

Company announcement/people

Santander Bank names Pierre Habis chief consumer and digital transformation officer

Santander Bank, N.A. (“Santander Bank” or “Santander”) today announced that Pierre Habis has taken on expanded responsibilities as the new Chief Consumer & Digital Transformation Officer.

09 June 2022

News/payments

Money 20/20 EU: PagoNxt on verticalisation and trend-setting

Ahead of this year’s Money 20/20 Europe, Finextra asked Sreelekha Sankar, CTO, PagoNxt Merchant Solutions, to respond to key questions tied to the event’s panel titled ‘How verticalisation can become a competitive advantage.’

07 June 2022

News/people

Santander's PagoNxt hires Mastercard exec Kush Saxena as CEO of Merchant Solutions

Banco Santander's payments offshoot PagoNxt has appointed Mastercard exec Kush Saxena as CEO of its core Merchant Solutions business, Getnet.

31 May 2022

News/cloud

Santander migrates 80% of IT infrastructure to the cloud

Banco Santander has used bespoke, in-house developed software to digitise its core banking platform, already migrating 80% of its IT infrastructure to the cloud.

13 May 2022

Company announcement/sustainable

New feature on Santander website and app lets customers measure carbon footprint

Banco Santander is taking its sustainability strategy and pledge to support its customers’ transition to a low-carbon economy a step further.

10 May 2022

News/startups

Santander launches global blockchain challenge

Banco Santander and Oxentia Foundation are inviting startups and scaleups from 11 countries to compete in a blockchain challenge and the chance to win cash prizes.

29 April 2022

News/retail

Santander cuts branch opening times; moves to appointment-only model in late afternoon

Santander is lopping an hour off the opening time of hundreds of its branches, admitting customers only for pre-booked appointments in the late afternoon.

21 April 2022

Company announcement/retail

Santander launches electronic lockbox for businesses

Santander Bank, N.A. today announced the launch of Santander eLockBox, an electronic lockbox that works to consolidate incoming digital payments and simplify electronic receivables management for businesses.

13 April 2022

Company announcement/retail

Santander launches free UK-wide online introductory digital skills course

New research by Santander has revealed that the average UK worker believes it’s too late to change careers by the age of 45 – because they can’t keep up with technology.

31 March 2022

News/payments

Santander launches instant payments into Brazil from Europe

Santander’s SME and corporate clients in Spain, from today, will be able to make immediate international payments to recipients in Brazil, in Brazilian Real, through the One Trade solution.

30 March 2022