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Santander launches new Edge Explorer current account with range of added benefits, cashback and preferential linked savings account

  • New Santander Edge Explorer current account enables customers to enjoy a range of added benefits, including worldwide family travel and mobile phone insurance, as well as 24/7 online GP access and UK while in the UK and European breakdown cover, helping them save time – and money
  • Account offers up to £20 cashback per month and up to £19.47 in interest through the linked Edge Saver savings account1
     

Santander UK has today launched its new Edge Explorer current account, helping customers save time and money amid increasingly busy lives. The new current account will potentially save customers hundreds by providing a range of cover for the whole family all in one place, as well as cashback and access to a preferential savings rate.

For a £17 monthly fee, the Santander Edge Explorer current account offers customers:

  • Worldwide family travel insurance (excluding Cuba) with winter sports cover2;
  • UK and EU Breakdown cover for account holders while driving or as a passenger3;
  • Mobile phone insurance for the family, covering up to four claims per year4;
  • 24/7 online GP access, allowing customers to speak to a doctor and receive prescriptions while in the UK5;
  • Access to Edge Saver 6.00% AER / 5.84% gross (variable) interest on balances up to £4,000 (includes 2.50% AER / 2.47% gross (variable) bonus rate for the first 12 months from opening)
  • 1% cashback up to £10 per month on eligible debit card spending and up to £10 per month on eligible household bills paid by Direct Debit;
  • No foreign exchange fees on purchases overseas and no Santander fees on international money transfers; and
  • Access to Santander Boosts offering additional cashback, discounts and prize draws.

Anthony Warrington, Head of Current Accounts, Santander UK said: “We know life gets busy - that’s why our Edge Explorer current account has been especially designed to enable customers to enjoy life more and worry less, by providing customers and their families with cover for some of life’s ‘what ifs’, whether that’s a lost phone or a holiday that doesn’t quite go to plan. What’s more, we’re continuing to reward our customers for their everyday spending and household bills, as well as making sure their savings are working hard for them.”

Customers can apply for a new Edge Explorer current account or to transfer their existing Santander current account to Edge Explorer through the Santander website or mobile app.6

Notes to editors
More information on the Santander Edge current account can be found at: www.santander.co.uk/personal/current-accounts/santander-edge-explorer-current-account

  1. £240 cashback calculated over 12 months with 1% cashback up to £10 per month on eligible debit card spending and up to £10 per month on eligible household bills paid by Direct Debit. £19.47 monthly interest earned assumes £4,000 held in the Optional Edge Saver account with with 6.00% AER (variable) interest rate including the 2.50% AER bonus rate which applies for the first 12 months of holding the Edge Saver account.
  2. Worldwide family travel insurance (excluding Cuba) with winter sports cover provided by Chubb European Group SE.
  3. UK and EU Breakdown Cover provided by Allianz Partners Ltd.
  4. Worldwide family phone insurance provided by Likewize and underwritten by Aviva.
  5. 24/7 online GP access provided by Teledoc through Chubb European Group SE.
  6. The Edge Explorer Current Account costs £17 per month. Customers must be aged 18-73 to apply and be UK residents to have the account. Joint account holders must live at the same address to have the account and insurances. Customers will only be able to open one Edge Explorer current account per person. More details are available on www.santander.co.uk/personal/current-accounts/santander-edge-explorer-c…;

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