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Mar
01
2017

Santander introduces new stocks and shares Isa cashback

  • Santander offers up to £100 cashback for both new and existing customers investing into a Santander Stocks and Shares ISA
  • Customers can earn 0.5% cashback on the amount invested during the offer period
  • A wide range of investments from across the market are available and can be made via the Santander Investment Hub - a secure, efficient, straightforward platform which aims to make investments more affordable and accessible to all
Mar
01
2017

One in ten first time buyers cash in on the bank of gran and grandad

  • The number of First Time Buyers (FTBs) relying on their grandparents for help has increased fourfold compared to those who bought five years ago
  • One in five FTBs expect to spend over half of their salary on their deposit
  • FTBs of 2017 are more optimistic about buying compared to a year ago, with 10 million looking to buy in the next five years
Mar
01
2017

Santander launches pioneering competition for first crowdfunding-led cycle scheme

  • The Santander Cycles University Competition offers universities the chance to design, create and launch their own cycle scheme
  • Finalists will crowdfund to engage their communities’ support with Santander helping to fund the two winning schemes
  • All participating universities will benefit from expert consulting to design a bespoke cycle scheme to meet their specific needs
Mar
01
2017

Local charity is one of the first to receive support from new crowdfunding partnership

  • Real Junk Food, a Manchester-based charity which provides nutritious meals for the homeless and low income families, has received £10,000 of matched funding from Santander’s new Changemaker Fund to open the city’s first waste food pay-as-you-feel café.
Feb
28
2017

Santander UK publish complaints data in line with new FCA guidelines

(FCA Complaints Data - 01 July 2016 to 31 December 2016)

In line with the new FCA complaints data reporting requirements, figures published today by Santander UK reveal 153,794 reportable complaints received by the bank during the second half of the year. The results are driven by the FCA’s change in reporting, which took place from 30 June 2016, and now requires firms to report all complaints. Previously the FCA reporting rules did not require firms to include complaints that were resolved by close of the next business day. If the current reporting requirements were applied to the first half of 2016; the bank received 154,738 complaints compared with our second half published figure of 153,794 - showing a reduction half on half.

Feb
22
2017

New local networking event brings Holborn businesses together to boost growth

  • 33 local business leaders, entrepreneurs and budding business owners attended a networking evening in Santander High Holborn, London.
  • The Breakthrough in Branch event encouraged businesses to learn about how to start up or develop your own business and discuss how businesses can work together to boost the local economy
Feb
18
2017

Birmingham youth empowered by donation from the Santander foundation

Birmingham Youth Empowerment Project CIC has received £5,000 to help young people in deprived parts of West and South Birmingham learn how to manage their finances.

Feb
16
2017

Travelstar European Ltd set to expand following on-going support and funding from Santander

Walsall-based Travelstar European Ltd, one of the West Midlands’ leading coach hire companies, has moved to larger premises in Portland Street, Walsall, to help cater for a strong demand. The firm was supported with a funding package from Santander Corporate & Commercial.

Feb
14
2017

Donation helps local teenagers get out of the cycle of unemployment

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

Record-breaking January for Santander cycles follows record-breaking year

  • More than 600,000 cycle hire trips made in January
  • A record 10.3m journeys were made in 2016
Feb
13
2017

Santander is first UK bank to enable customers to make payments using their voice

  • 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
09
2017

Local bank receives coveted spot as one of Britain's top employers 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

Juan Garrido appointed as head of Santander global corporate banking UK

  • 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

Santander supports older borrowers by increasing interest only mortgage lending to age 70

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

Feb
03
2017

Donation helps homeless people in Glasgow gain new skills and build a brighter future

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

Donation helps children with learning disabilities get cooking

  • 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
02
2017

Donation helps children with learning disabilities get cooking

  • New Hope Worcestershire has received £5,000 to fund a kitchen refurbishment to teach cooking skills to local children who have disabilities.
Feb
01
2017

Santander and Helen Goodman MP 'bang the drum' for local businesses on export growth

  • 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

Donation helps local people learn skills to live independently

  • 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

Donation helps homeless people in South Tyneside off the streets and into the kitchen

  • 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.