Press releases
Feb
14
2017

Activ8 Learning has received £4,750 to fund cycle maintenance workshops for disadvantaged 16-19 year-olds in York to learn new skills and improve their employability.

Feb
13
2017
  • Secure and simple to use, customers can now make payments using their voice, check their account balance, report a lost card and ask about their spend within a particular time period
  • The technology differs from voice biometrics, which enables access to customer accounts by using voice as a password 
  • The new technology has initially been released to iOS SmartBank app users, as a customer pilot
Feb
13
2017
  • More than 600,000 cycle hire trips made in January
  • A record 10.3m journeys were made in 2016
Feb
09
2017
  • Santander, which employs over 4,000 people in Milton Keynes, has been awarded Britain’s Top Employers 2017 certification for our outstanding employee offerings.
Feb
09
2017
  • Santander UK today confirmed the appointment of Juan Garrido Otaola as Head of Santander Global Corporate Banking (SGCB) UK and CEO of Abbey National Treasury Services plc (ANTS).
Feb
06
2017

From Tuesday 7 February, Santander will be extending the maximum Interest Only (IO) mortgage lending age from 65 to 70.

Feb
03
2017

Lodging House Mission (LHM), a charity based in Glasgow has received £3,000 to fund an adult learning class for homeless people.

Feb
02
2017
  • New Hope Worcestershire has received £5,000 to fund a kitchen refurbishment to teach cooking skills to local children who have disabilities.
Feb
02
2017
  • Secure and simple to use, customers can now make payments using their voice, check their account balance, report a lost card and ask about their spend within a particular time period
  • The technology differs from voice biometrics, which enables access to customer accounts by using voice as a password 
  • The new technology has initially been released to iOS SmartBank app users, as a customer pilot
     
Feb
01
2017
  • Sidmouth Voluntary Services (SVS) has received £4,720 to fund a series of ‘explorer workshops’ to benefit the elderly and disabled in the local area.
  • The donation was provided by the Santander Foundation, which offers Discovery Grants to UK registered charities for projects that help disadvantaged people in local communities
Feb
01
2017
  • The Friends of Capel Manor Primary School (CMPS) have received a £5,000 grant to fund an outdoor reading garden for their pupils and the school community.
Feb
01
2017
  • Santander Corporate & Commercial has appointed Saul Proctor as a Director within its Financial Sponsors team.
Feb
01
2017
  • On Friday 27th January businesses attended a discussion at the Bishop Auckland Town Hall focused on the export-led growth opportunities for local SMEs
  • Helen Goodman MP shared insights on the importance of ensuring that businesses have the right access to finance and encouraged attendees to contribute to the wider UK export agenda. 
  • Jonathan Thompson, Divisional Managing Director for the North, Santander, chaired the discussion.
  • Local businessman Andrew Street from Liberty Drums also spoke.
  • Analysis of official ONS data shows that the number of businesses in the North East that exported goods and/or services rose by 14% across 2014-2015 – however, the region has the lowest number of firms that export.
Feb
01
2017
  • Emmaus North East has received £5,000 to fund kitchen equipment and provide catering training to 15 ex-homeless people in South Tyneside, helping them to get back into work and living independently.
Feb
01
2017

Manchester Deaf Centre has received £5,000 to fund new sign language videos for their website to make it more accessible for deaf British sign language users of all ages.

Feb
01
2017

Cardiff-based IT consultancy and software development firm DevOpsGuys Limited (DOG) is targeting £100 million turnover over the next five years and new job creation after receiving £1 million funding from Santander Corporate & Commercial.

Jan
31
2017

Santander employees across the UK have raised more than £1.1 million for the bank’s charity partners Age UK and Barnardo’s through fundraising events during 2016.

Jan
01
2017
  • Mayfield Nurseries has received £4,970 to fund its Gardening on Prescription programme designed to help people experiencing mental health issues in Southampton.
Jan
01
2017
  • Santander Corporate and Commercial has appointed Tony Dean as the new Regional Director for the North West.
Jan
01
2017

Friends and Families of Special Children has received £5,000 to fund a year of fully inclusive activities for disabled children, young carers and siblings in Plymouth and the surrounding area.