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Your dedicated Relationship Team
They can connect you to the people you need to know to help your business grow.
Supporting your international journey
See how our specialist teams can support your global journey
every step of the way.
If you’re a smaller business with up to 2 directors, owners or stakeholders see how we can connect you with our partners and services to help your business grow. Visit Business Banking now
Dowlis Inspired Branding unlocks US potential
‘Santander have tailored their solution through their relationship team to enable us to use Santander globally.
They’ve listened to us from the start and acknowledged that what we want today isn’t necessarily what we want tomorrow.’ Richard Sowerby Director, Dowlis Inspired Branding
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Hilltop Honey feel the buzz for global growth
‘The team at Santander has demonstrated an excellent understanding of our business, creatively supporting Hilltop Honey with its US offering, namely with Walmart and Amazon Marketplace. As we look to the future, we’re very happy to have a banking partner who can fully support our strategic objectives.’ Scott Davies Founder, Hilltop Honey
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We’ve signed a 3-year sponsorship deal with the Department for Business & Trade.
Aimed at supporting UK businesses, we’re working together on a series of free events designed to help you unlock opportunities created through global trade.
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Thinking of expanding overseas?
We asked businesses about their opportunities and challenges with global growth.
See what they had to say and how we could help.
Lending Standards Board withdrawal
From 4 July 2024 we’ll no longer be part of the Lending Standards Board’s (LSB) Standards of Lending Practice.
Bank of England base rate change
The Bank of England base rate is 4.50%. It was last changed on Thursday 6th February 2025 from 4.75%.
Would you recognise a call from a scammer?
A scammer impersonating Santander called Russell and his team at Consolid8 Logistics. However, with our support, they had the right internal process in place to recognise something wasn’t right. Watch how Russell and his team dealt with the scammer.
Our advice to protect your business:
- Don’t share passwords or security codes with anyone.
- Don’t allow anyone remote access to your computers or devices.
- If you receive contact out of the blue to say your account is at risk, hang up.
Independent service quality survey results
Published February 2025
As part of a regulatory requirement, an independent survey was conducted to ask customers (approximately 1,200 in Great Britain and approximately 600 in Northern Ireland of each of the largest business current account providers (16 in Great Britain and 5 in Northern Ireland) if they would recommend their provider to other small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).
The results represent the view of customers who took part in the survey.