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.

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Santander Snaps Up Wirecard’s Tech Platform In Wind-Down of Insolvent German Payments Firm 
Santander Snaps Up Wirecard’s Tech Platform In Wind-Down of Insolvent German Payments Firm 
November 16, 2020  |  Acquiring

Spain’s Banco Santander has closed a deal for insolvent Wirecard’s technology platform in what could be a final chapter in disposition of the scandal-plagued German payment...

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Bitcoin Daily: Bitcoin Rises Above $15K; Spanish Firms Reveal Blockchain-Based Digital Identity Project
Bitcoin Daily: Bitcoin Rises Above $15K; Spanish Firms Reveal Blockchain-Based Digital Identity Project
November 05, 2020  |  Bitcoin

As stocks rallied Thursday (Nov. 5), bitcoin followed suit, rising to over $15,000, signaling a continued confidence in the cryptocurrency. The stock hit $15,017.05 at...

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Santander Adds Three Lending Executives
Santander Adds Three Lending Executives
October 11, 2020  |  News

Santander Bank has announced three high-level appointments, two overseeing lending operations and another overseeing marketing, according to a press release. Patrick Smith was named head...

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Banks, FinTechs Dive Into New Payment Rails For B2B
Banks, FinTechs Dive Into New Payment Rails For B2B
September 24, 2020  |  B2B Payments

When it comes to payment rails innovation, financial service providers can either improve upon existing infrastructure, or build entirely new rails altogether. This week’s look...

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Upgrade Closes $40M Santander-Led Funding Round
Upgrade Closes $40M Santander-Led Funding Round
June 17, 2020  |  Investments

Mobile bank Upgrade Inc. has received a $40 million investment as part of its Series D round led by Santander InnoVentures, a division of Santander...

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Wells Fargo Announces New Risk Management Hires And Strategy
Wells Fargo Announces New Risk Management Hires And Strategy
June 01, 2020  |  Bank Regulation

Kevin Reen and Bill Juliano, who recently worked for J.P.Morgan Chase and Santander Bank respectively, will now serve as Wells Fargo‘s new corporate risk leaders,...

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UK Banks Hold Internal Investigations Into Business Loan Practices
UK Banks Hold Internal Investigations Into Business Loan Practices
May 18, 2020  |  B2B Payments

After a financial watchdog raised the issue, banks in Britain are looking into whether they pressed businesses into giving them more work in exchange for...

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Santander Seals $453M Deal For UK-Based FinTech Ebury
Santander Seals $453M Deal For UK-Based FinTech Ebury
April 29, 2020  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Banco Santander has officially acquired a 50.1 percent stake in Ebury, a payments platform that has been growing at a brisk pace, for $453 million...

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Santander FinTech PagoFX To Compete With TransferWise
Santander FinTech PagoFX To Compete With TransferWise
April 16, 2020  |  Banking

Madrid-based Santander, the world’s 16th-largest bank, is set to roll out PagoFX, a new FinTech spinout intended to compete with cross-border money transfer service provider...

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