Press releases

Santander has launched a Valentine’s Day-themed prize draw for Santander debit and credit card holders, through its rewards platform Santander Boosts.  Santander Boosts offers cashback, vouchers, discounts, prize draws and giveaways, that are tailored to customers’ individual interests. 

Santander UK has today announced that it is increasing the in-credit interest rate on its 1I2I3, Select and Private Current Accounts to a monthly interest rate of 2.00% AER/1.98% gross (variable) on balances up to £20,000.

Santander UK appoints Andrew Wilson as Director of Corporate Communications and Responsible Banking, and member of the Executive Committee of Santander UK

Santander UK has today announced changes to its savings and mortgage products, following the Monetary Policy Committee decision to increase the Bank of England base rate by 0.50% to 4.00%.

Santander UK is today launching a £200 switcher cashback for both new and existing customers when they switch to a Santander Edge, 1|2|3 Current Account, or other eligible current accounts, through CASS.
 

Santander UK provides Lancaster University with £60m sustainability-linked five-year revolving credit facility

Santander UK provides £12.5m funding to support the new battery storage facility near Abernethy in Scotland

Santander has announced the launch of a £125 cashback offer when new and existing customers purchase a life protection policy from 9 January 2023

Santander UK provides North Devon-based cheese and butter wholesaler with £4m funding to support expansion

•    From January 2023 Santander will remove the requirement for graduates to achieve a 2:1 degree level or above
•    The move will unlock opportunities for over 64,000 graduates a year and is expected to widen the social-economic background of recruits  
•    Santander is a Top 75 employer in the Social Mobility Foundation’s Employer Index 2022
•    Santander’s Graduate Programme opens for new applications in early January 2023

Santander has launched a pilot scheme across 28 UK branches, allowing expired and unused plastic credit and debit cards to be recycled. 

Santander UK has today announced changes to its savings and mortgage products, following the Monetary Policy Committee decision to increase the Bank of England base rate by 0.50% to 3.50%. 

Santander UK plc (Santander UK) has today accepted the FCA’s civil regulatory findings in relation to anti-money laundering (AML) controls in its Business Banking division in the period 31 December 2012 to 18 October 2017. 

Santander UK's funding supports Hydrock’s acquisition strategy and provides growth funding for its energy and sustainability operations

Santander has today announced it is relocating its Bradford Darley Street branch to The Broadway Shopping Centre, situated on Petergate Mall. Work on the branch has already commenced and is expected to be opening in early March 2023. 

• Milton Keynes Midsummer Place branch and Milton Keynes Grafton Gate branch to be consolidated into new Work Café branch at Unity Place, Milton Keynes 
• Derby Market Place branch and Derby St Peter’s Street branch to be consolidated into Derby Market Place 
• Two branches to close in Bluewater and Sheffield Meadowhall shopping centres  

To help customers manage their finances, Santander has today launched two new tools on its Financial Support Hub, a Budget Calculator and Financial Health Check. These tools will provide customers with advice on how to manage their finances, helping them to review their spending and budget effectively. These new tools will also be available through our mobile banking app.

• Santander data has revealed volume of purchase scams has risen 24% in 2022, compared to 2019
• The bank has seen 12,654 purchase scams reported, with the average scam costing £912.71, majority (69%) under £300
• The winter months are the most active period for this type of scam with highest volume of cases among millennials and Gen Z

Santander UK has today launched a new £1 million university scholarship programme that will help 100 students from under-represented groups with annual grants of £10,000 over three years

Santander has today unveiled ‘Santander Edge’, the new ‘Santander Edge current account’ and an exclusive easy-access linked savings account, ‘Santander Edge saver’.