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Santander secures Canadian banking license

Santander, which has 168 million customers globally, has a major presence in the Americas, and is also a more prominent lender in the U.S. than other European competitors.

Banco BPM investors holding 6.51% stake oppose UniCredit bid

Italy's second-largest bank in late November swooped on BPM, which has long been a natural takeover target for the bigger bank given its roots in Italy's wealthy Lombardy region.

Santander Reduces Branches in the UK

British press has speculated that Santander may pull out entirely from the country

Banks’ commissions topped €2 bln in 2024

This was contributed by lending – mainly to businesses – and increased card transactions, but also investment banking

Spanish banking company BBVA has developed a new strategy

At the same time, the application must be approved by the regulatory authorities before submitting the proposal to Sabadell shareholders.

Full list of 56 NatWest and RBS bank branches shutting for good in 2025

NatWest customers can use RBS branches for everyday banking services, and vice versa, for RBS customers and NatWest branches.

Retail banks face a loyalty crunch as card experience leaves customers underwhelmed

The banking landscape is undergoing significant disruption driven by the rise of contactless and remote payment options.

Santander invests EUR 166 million in community support to help five million people

The bank’s work centres on education, employability and entrepreneurship, as well as initiatives in financial education and help for vulnerable people and groups.

UK banks hit a month of outages in the last two years; Barclays to pay out millions for IT downtime

The data does not include the most recent outages affecting Barclays customers between 31 January - 2 February and various banks on 28 February, disruption which left many people distressed on payday.

HolaBank expands its service with ten branches in the north of Spain, propelled by the growing volume of home purchases by international customers

All this with a streamlined process, supported by multilingual managers and with the advantage of not having to translate certain documents.

Metro Bank shares dive as swings to loss on mortgage portfolio sale

The London-based high-street lender said it swung to a pretax loss of GBP212.2 million in 2024 from a profit of GBP30.5 million in 2023.

Banco Santander advances share buyback with €280 million purchases

The bank’s buyback initiative is in accordance with the EU Market Abuse Regulation, which stipulates strict guidelines for such financial activities.

Bank of Scotland releases 2024 annual financial report

The report includes forward-looking statements regarding the bank’s anticipated future financial position and performance.

EBRD lends €10 million to Raiffeisen Bank Bosnia and Herzegovina

The programme aims to drive innovation, competitiveness and sustainable growth in the private sector.

NatWest Boxed and The AA partner to bring savings and loans to millions of customers

The AA will launch instant savings accounts offering market leading interest rates and personal loans with instant disbursement.

Nationwide, Lloyds, NatWest and Santander customers with these accounts sent £200 warning

Households across the UK are missing out on hundreds of pounds

HSBC reduces top investment banker bonuses to $737,600 as costs in focus

The UK lender has reduced average bonuses for top employees in its investment bank as it ramps up cost-cuts

Chase UK tops latest banking customer satisfaction survey

The US-owned bank beats Monzo and Starling in twice-yearly rankings for the first time

Santander launches latest monthly cash prize draw for Investment ISA customers

The three prize draws will give customers an opportunity to win 150 prizes, with a total prize pool of £30,000.

StanChart PB launches European private credit strategy

The lender is looking to Europe to offer its clients 'a significant yield premium over US private credit'.

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