Press releases

• Sterling worth less than a year ago compared to almost all the most popular holiday currencies
   
• Average overseas holidaymaker expects to spend £757 while abroad
   
• Santander advises holidaymakers to think carefully about the payment method they use while abroad

• Fourteen per cent of Brits have ‘borrowed’ Wi-Fi because they cannot afford their own
   
• More than half (52 per cent) are concerned about data security but continue to use unsecured networks
   
• One in four have carried out financial transactions on their mobile phone using unsecured networks

• Santander Private offers day to day banking, lending, investment services and financial planning products to clients with investments and savings of over £500,000, or an annual income of more than £250,000
   
• Clients have a dedicated private banker – over 40 specialists based across the UK
   
• Launched in conjunction with the new World Elite MasterCard highlighting global benefits of Santander Private

• Household bills have increased significantly faster than inflation and more than double the rate of wage growth in the past decade
   
• Gas and electricity are the biggest drivers of price increases
   
• Brits will spend nearly £525,000 on basic household bills¹ over their lifetimes
   
• Santander’s 1|2|3 Current Account and 1|2|3 Lite Current Account give up to 3% cashback on household bills

Susan Allen, Santander UK’s Head of Retail Distribution, made an official visit to Glasgow Caledonian University to meet with the Principal and Vice-Chancellor, Professor Pamela Gillies, and to sign a three-year renewal agreement for further financial support.

Following a successful pilot last year, Santander is launching a mortgage video service in sixty-three branches across the UK. The new service enables customers to apply for a mortgage using a video link from the branch, which connects them remotely to a UK based Mortgage Adviser.

Nathan Bostock, Santander UK's CEO, made his first official visit to the University of Northampton yesterday to meet the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Nick Petford, and to sign a three-year renewal agreement for further financial support.

Santander UK plc has today announced the appointment of Patricia Halliday as Chief Risk Officer (CRO), reporting to Chief Executive Officer, Nathan Bostock.

Goldfinger Factory, a Notting Hill-based social enterprise which recycles and upcycles old material to create bespoke furniture, has received £10,000 of matched funding from Santander’s new Changemaker Fund to help improve the employability of local youngsters.

Change Please, a central London-based community programme which provides training for homeless people to become employable baristas, has received £10,000 of matched funding from Santander’s new Changemaker Fund.

Redwing, a Penzance-based community hub and café that helps vulnerable, local artists to promote and display their work, has received £10,000 of matched funding from Santander’s new Changemaker Fund.

Mummyshock, a Brighton-based social enterprise that supports new mothers by teaching them parenting skills and helping to build their confidence, has received £1,000 of matched funding from Santander’s new Changemaker Fund.

Change Please, a central London-based community programme which provides training for homeless people to become employable baristas, has received £10,000 of matched funding from Santander’s new Changemaker Fund.