Santander

Santander Bank, N. A., formerly Sovereign Bank, is a wholly owned subsidiary of Spanish Santander Group. It is based in Boston and its principal market is the northeastern United States.

(source: santanderbank.com)

Voice Activated Tracker: Call Me On Alexa
Voice Activated Tracker: Call Me On Alexa
February 17, 2017  |  Voice Activation

First up in this week’s Voice Activated Tracker, Santander Bank upgraded the voice functionality of its SmartBank mobile application, starting with the iOS version. Santander...

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Santander App Enables Voice Banking
Santander App Enables Voice Banking
February 15, 2017  |  Banking

Santander just recently updated the voice recognition functionality of its SmartBank mobile application for iPhone. First rolled out last year, the mobile banking app’s voice...

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Brexit Stops Santander’s Breakup Plans
Brexit Stops Santander’s Breakup Plans
November 29, 2016  |  B2B Payments

Banco Santander will no longer be breaking up operations due to Brexit, according to unnamed sources. Reports by Bloomberg on Monday (Nov. 28) said the Spanish bank...

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Mastercard, Santander Invest In Mobile Pay App For Messenger
Mastercard, Santander Invest In Mobile Pay App For Messenger
November 25, 2016  |  Investments

A group of investors, including Mastercard and Banco Santander, have invested $6 million in PayKey, an Israeli startup focused on enabling consumers to make payments...

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Santander Gets Hit With Fine Due To Overdraft Practices
Santander Gets Hit With Fine Due To Overdraft Practices
July 15, 2016  |  Regulation

Santander Bank has gotten hit with a $10 million fine by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, which contended on Thursday (July 14) that the bank...

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Socure Secures Santander Investment
Socure Secures Santander Investment
June 23, 2016  |  Security & Fraud

Santander InnoVentures, a FinTech venture capital fund, announced on Wednesday (June 22) that it is making a strategic investment in identity verification platform Socure. As...

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The Dawn of Banking Voice Technology
The Dawn of Banking Voice Technology
May 21, 2016  |  Digital Banking

Banking is now entering the on-demand, voice-activated fold. In the May edition of the Digital Banking Tracker™, PYMNTS spoke with Ed Metzger, Santander UK’s Head...

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Say ‘Hello’ To … Voice Banking?
Say ‘Hello’ To … Voice Banking?
May 20, 2016  |  Digital Banking

Banking is now entering the on-demand, voice-activated fold. In the May edition of the Digital Banking Tracker™, PYMNTS spoke with Ed Metzger, Santander UK’s Head...

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