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Google and Santander Offer Free AI Lessons
artificial intelligence // July 09, 2024

Google and Santander have teamed to offer a free course on artificial intelligence (AI). Launched Tuesday (July 9), Santander | Google: Artificial Intelligence and Productivity is available in English, Spanish and Portuguese to anyone 18 and up, the global bank and the tech giant announced...

Report: Santander and Amazon Negotiating Consumer Finance Partnership in EU
Partnerships // June 21, 2024

Banco Santander and Amazon are reportedly close to reaching a deal in which the bank would provide financing options for Amazon shoppers across the Europe Union (EU). The negotiations between the companies are at an advanced stage, Bloomberg reported Friday (June 21), citing unnamed sources. Reached by...

Banco Santander and Iberpay Launch International Real-Time Payments Service
Real-Time Payments // May 17, 2024

Banco Santander and Iberpay have processed the first international instant transfers based on the European Payments Council’s One-Leg Out Instant Credit Transfer (OCT Inst) scheme. These transfers were initiated and completed in different currency areas Tuesday (May 14), the companies said in a Thursday (May 16) press release. The OCT Inst scheme allows payment...

Santander Aims to Double Business in US Investment Banking
Banking // November 09, 2023

Santander, Spain’s largest bank, is set to expand its corporate banking presence in the United States. Speaking Thursday (Nov. 9) at the Reuters NEXT conference in New York, Banco Santander Executive Chair Ana Botin said the bank’s strategy will focus on renewable finance, auto lending and wealth...

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Santander Sells Bulk of Polish Banking Business for $7.9 Billion

May 05, 2025
Santander is selling a majority of its Polish business to Austrian bank Erste Group. The $7.9 billion deal, announced Monday (May 5) will also see the two lenders form a partnership that will see Santander give Erste access to its payment system. “With payments, the banks will explore opportunities for Erste, including with Santander Polska post-completion, to leverage Santander’s […]

Google and Santander Offer Free AI Lessons

July 09, 2024
Google and Santander have teamed to offer a free course on artificial intelligence (AI). Launched Tuesday (July 9), Santander | Google: Artificial Intelligence and Productivity is available in English, Spanish...

Report: Santander and Amazon Negotiating Consumer Finance Partnership in EU

June 21, 2024
Banco Santander and Amazon are reportedly close to reaching a deal in which the bank would provide financing options for Amazon shoppers across the Europe Union (EU). The negotiations between the...

Banco Santander and Iberpay Launch International Real-Time Payments Service

May 17, 2024
Banco Santander and Iberpay have processed the first international instant transfers based on the European Payments Council’s One-Leg Out Instant Credit Transfer (OCT Inst) scheme. These transfers were initiated and completed in different currency areas Tuesday (May 14), the...