Banco Santander post 18% rise in profit
Spanish banking giant Banco Santander on Wednesday posted an 18% rise in 2018 net profit as revenue growth in Spain offset the negative impact of
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Santander shuts UK branches as online banking surges
Santander is to shut almost one fifth of its British branches following a surge in online banking, the Spanish group said on Wednesday. Santander said
Spanish bank BBVA suspected of corporate spying
Spain’s second-largest bank BBVA is suspected of having used a disgraced former police chief to illegally tap the phones of journalists, politicians and businesspeople to
Rodrigo Rato points finger at Bank of Spain
Former IMF chief Rodrigo Rato said Tuesday that the Bank of Spain knew all that was going on at Bankia as he testified for the
Twenty years of the euro: key dates
The euro turns 20 in 2019, after two tumultuous decades that saw the single currency survive a make-or-break crisis and become a fixture on the financial
Santander fined over handling of dead customers’ cash
Santander’s UK banking division has been fined £32.8 million for failing to process accounts and investments of deceased customers, regulators said Wednesday. The Financial Conduct
CaixaBank to prioritise digital and close 800 branches
CaixaBank has planned to close down over 800 branches out of the 4,461 now in operation in the whole of Spain by 2021, as part
Focus: tips on moving to Spain before Brexit – a Spectrum report
With the UK preparing to leave the European Union at the end of March 2019, some people are already leaving the UK, whilst it is
Focus: Common Reporting Standard (CRS) – a Spectrum report
Increasingly government agencies compare information between each other, not only within a single territory, rather at international level, particularly within the European Union. As a
