Santander UK has today announced a new partnership with Worldpay, a global leader in payments technology and solutions. The partnership will enable Santander Business Banking and Corporate and Commercial Banking (CCB) customers to access Worldpay services, including best-in-class e-commerce capabilities and point of sale solutions.
Santander UK and Worldpay have joined forces to provide better merchant services for customers, using advanced digital technology. The partnership will offer Santander customers secure, scalable and efficient merchant payment solutions.
For Santander Business Banking customers, a wide range of solutions will be available for all point of sale, e-commerce and integrated payment needs. Santander Corporate and Commercial Banking customers will also benefit from dedicated e-commerce and implementation consultants on hand to offer support and provide value added services to meet their needs.
Gerry Davies, Payments Commercial Director, Santander UK, said: “At Santander, we are committed to providing the best solutions to help our customers prosper. Our new partnership with Worldpay will give our UK customers access to secure and innovative ways to be accept payments, alongside a suite of value added services to help improve efficiency and grow their business.”
Chris Wood, General Manager for SMB UK and Ireland at Worldpay added: “Worldpay and Santander have a shared mission to support the growth of the UK's vibrant SMB sector by facilitating their digital transformation and providing them with the tools and technology needed to meet evolving consumer expectations.
“This long-term agreement opens an important new distribution channel with one of the UK’s most preeminent banks to support more businesses with the tools they need to drive growth.”
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Santander UK is a financial services provider in the UK that offers a wide range of personal and commercial financial products and services. At 31 December 2024, the bank had around 18,000 employees and serves around 14 million active customers, including 7 million digital customers via a nationwide branch network, telephone, mobile and online banking. Santander UK is subject to the full supervision of the FCA and the PRA in the UK. Santander UK plc customers’ eligible deposits are protected by the FSCS in the UK.
Banco Santander (SAN SM) is a leading commercial bank, founded in 1857 and headquartered in Spain and one of the largest banks in the world by market capitalization. The group’s activities are consolidated into five global businesses: Retail & Commercial Banking, Digital Consumer Bank, Corporate & Investment Banking (CIB), Wealth Management & Insurance and Payments (PagoNxt and Cards). This operating model allows the bank to better leverage its unique combination of global scale and local leadership. Santander aims to be the best open financial services platform providing services to individuals, SMEs, corporates, financial institutions and governments. The bank’s purpose is to help people and businesses prosper in a simple, personal and fair way. Santander is building a more responsible bank and has made a number of commitments to support this objective, including raising €220 billion in green financing between 2019 and 2030. In the first quarter of 2025, Banco Santander had €1.4 trillion in total funds, 175 million customers, 7,900 branches and 207,000 employees.
About Worldpay
Worldpay is an industry leading payments technology and solutions company with unique capabilities to power omni-commerce across the globe. Our processing solutions allow businesses of all sizes to take, make and manage payments in-person and online from anywhere in the world. Annually, we process over 50 billion transactions across 174 countries and 135 currencies. We help our customers become more efficient, more secure and more successful. To learn more, visit worldpay.com or follow us on LinkedIn, Instagram, X, and or Facebook.