Millions of banking app users exposed to security flaw: HSBC, NatWest, Monzo, Santander, Starling and Virgin Money customers all affected January 12, 2022 Millions of Brits who use online banking services are exposed to some worrying fraud risks, industry experts warned today. Following an investigation by security experts 6point6, testing the online and mobile app security of 15 major current account providers on a range of criteria, including encryption and protection, login, and account management and navigation, consumer [...]
Santander lures Barclays veteran Jane Galvin away from HSBC in banking war for top talent January 10, 2022 Santander UK announced this morning the appointment of Jane Galvin as Head of Corporate Clients within its Corporate and Commercial Banking (CCB) division. Galvin, a City heavyweight who made a name for herself during three decades at Barclays, will start at the beginning of February and will report directly to CCB head Tim Hinton. She [...]
Former Yorkshire Building Society chief Mike Regnier becomes Santander UK’s new CEO November 29, 2021 Santander UK announced this morning that Mike Regnier will become the bank’s new chief executive officer.. Regnier joins Santander from Yorkshire Building Society, where he has been CEO since 2017 and prior to that Chief Commercial and Chief Customer Officer. Santander said in a statement he has over 25 years’ financial services and retail experience [...]
Santander beats forecasts following strong UK performance October 27, 2021 Spanish bank Santander smashed profit expectations for the third quarter driven by robust lending activity in its mortgage unit. The lender pulled in more than £1.4bn in pre-tax profits in the year to September, up nearly 400 per cent. Over the same period last year, profits were just £299m. A red hot UK housing market, [...]
Come dine with me: Johnson to host dinner for business leaders October 16, 2021 Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected to host a dinner with some of the business world’s leading players – including Bill Gates and JP Morgan’s chief executive Jamie Dimon – reported the Telegraph. Invited to Downing Street, the 20 business leaders will be joined by the Prime Minister and the foreign secretary Liz Truss for [...]
Office commuters boost TfL’s cycle hire numbers for September October 7, 2021 Workers returning to the office after the UK Government eased restrictions helped Transport for London’s (TfL) bicycle hire scheme jump to more than a million total hires, registering the highest September in the scheme’s 11 year history. Data from TfL showed that more than 40,000 people used the service every day, with an average of [...]
Santander US to snap up remaining stake in consumer unit for $2.5bn August 24, 2021 Santander’s US division is set to buy the minority stake in its American consumer unit for $2.5bn. Snapping up the remaining 20 per cent of the business, the deal values the entire Santander Consumer US unit at $12.7bn, the bank said in a statement. Santander offered some $41.5 per share – a 6.4 per [...]
Pandemic support: Santander UK to rollout cash flow management app for SMEs August 4, 2021 Santander UK has begun rolling out an app that helps smaller companies track their cash flow and invoices, as lockdown gave way to a boom of new small businesses. The app, called CashFlow Manager, will let clients have a ‘single view’ of various account balances and transactions across their different banks. It also analyses each [...]
Santander boss Ana Botin defends Andrea Orcel CEO offer as top bankers face off in court May 19, 2021 Santander boss Ana Botin defended the bank’s actions in a court hearing in Spain today over the withdrawal of an offer more than two years ago to make Italian banker Andrea Orcel its chief executive. The very public row, which has offered a rare glimpse into the inner workings of a top bank, ended up in [...]
Santander UK customers hit by technical problems May 15, 2021 Santander customers in the UK are currently unable to withdraw money from the Spanish bank’s cash machines or access online services due to a technical problem. The lender, which has around 14m customers in Britain, said that the issue was affecting branch, telephone, online app and card services. “We’re aware of a technical issue affecting [...]