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Up to 3,000 Santander employees could be offered early retirement in Spain

News Desk24th June 202629th June 2026

24th June 202629th June 20261713

Spanish banking giant Santander has entered negotiations with labour unions over a voluntary early retirement programme that could eventually cover thousands of employees in Spain,...

Spain’s BBVA fails in its bid to take control of Banco Sabadell

News Desk17th October 202522nd October 2025

17th October 202522nd October 20252172

Spanish bank BBVA’s €17bn hostile takeover attempt of smaller rival Banco Sabadell has collapsed, with the lender managing to secure just a quarter of its...

Spain’s BBVA to start share offer for Banco Sabadell on Monday

News Desk6th September 202510th September 2025

6th September 202510th September 20255149

Spanish banking giant BBVA said on Friday that its tender offer for domestic rival Banco Sabadell will open on Monday, after Spain’s market watchdog cleared...

Banco Sabadell’s shareholders approve sale of UK subsidiary TSB to Santander

News Desk6th August 202514th August 2025

6th August 202514th August 20255053

Banco Sabadell shareholders unanimously backed the sale of its UK subsidiary TSB to Banco Santander at an extraordinary meeting on Wednesday. Analysts have said that...

Santander insists ‘UK is a core market’ amid reports that the bank might exit Britain

News Desk21st January 202527th January 2025

21st January 202527th January 20252495

Banco Santander has insisted that the ‘UK is a core market’, amid reports that the bank is reviewing its presence in Britain, two decades after...

Banco Sabadell rejects merger offer from BBVA

News Desk7th May 202413th May 2024

7th May 202413th May 20243311

Banco Sabadell has turned down the offer of a possible merger with BBVA, Spain’s second-largest bank, more than three years after it turned down a...

Banco Santander posts record profits of €9.6 billion for 2022, up 18% from 2021

News Desk3rd February 202313th February 2023

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Spanish banking giant Banco Santander reported on Thursday record profits for 2022, as higher interest rates boosted its earnings and offset the costs from soaring...

Santander hired law firm to investigate bankers’ UK strip club visit

News Desk20th September 202226th September 2022

20th September 202226th September 20223018

Spanish bank Santander has reportedly hired a law firm to investigate claims that a group of bankers visited a strip club in London after a day...

Spain to hit banks and energy firms with temporary windfall tax

News Desk16th July 202219th July 2022

16th July 202219th July 202210348

ALSO READ: Many train journeys in Spain will be free from September until end of year. Spain is to hit energy firms and banks with temporary...

Santander announce profits of €8.1bn for 2021, with digitalisation a key focus

Steph Osborn4th February 20227th February 2022

4th February 20227th February 20222858

Banco Santander has published a strong set of results this week, posting profits of 8.1 billion euros for 2021. The results confirm that the bank...

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