Watch out for beauty treatment scams warns bank as £50,000 reported lost in year Santander UK is warning that fake treatments can harm people’s health as well as their bank balance. Evening Standard · Dec 8, 2025
Warning over £50,000 scam that can harm your health and bank balance Santander UK says £49,846.32 was reported as being stolen by beauty scammers The Independent UK · Dec 8, 2025
Santander urges ministers to intervene in UK car finance compensation scheme Lender’s chief executive says redress proposals could affect jobs, supply chains and broader UK economy The Guardian - UK · Oct 29, 2025
Santander UK’s chief to step down ahead of TSB merger Mike Regnier said he wants to pursue ‘other interests’ so it is the right time to step down from the Spanish banking giant. Evening Standard · Oct 3, 2025
Santander uses AI tool to help bust human trafficking gangs The high street lender has generated hundreds of alerts to pass on to the National Crime Agency to investigate further over the past year. Evening Standard · Sep 28, 2025
Major bank launches new current account offering up to £20 cashback a month It also includes travel and phone insurance and breakdown cover The Independent UK · Sep 23, 2025
Santander UK launches current account offering up to £20 cashback per month The Santander Edge Explorer account offers a package of perks in return for a £17 monthly fee. Evening Standard · Sep 23, 2025
Santander UK urges overhaul of ‘antiquated’ home-buying process A report commissioned by Santander UK said the property market ‘sticks out like a sore thumb’ in an era marked by digitisation in daily life. The Independent UK · Sep 16, 2025
Santander axes 2000 jobs and warns more cuts are possible High street lender Santander UK revealed it has axed over 2,000 jobs and warned more roles may need to be cut as part of an ongoing overhaul. The National (Scotland) · Jul 30, 2025
Santander axes 2,000 jobs and warns more cuts are possible The group announced last October it was cutting more than 1,400 jobs across the UK bank and said in March it was closing another 95 branches. Evening Standard · Jul 30, 2025
Major bank slashes thousands of jobs in company overhaul Santander reported a 5 per cent decline in pre-tax profits, reaching £764 million for the first six months of 2025 The Independent UK · Jul 30, 2025
Santander sees more than 2,000 jobs go in ongoing overhaul as profit dips Santander reported a 5% fall in pre-tax profits to £764 million for the first six months of 2025. Evening Standard · Jul 30, 2025
Bank issues warning over building projects scams after seeing jump in cases Criminals may ask for hefty deposits for work to be carried out before disappearing, or leave dangerous work behind, Santander UK is warning. Evening Standard · Jul 14, 2025
More than 23m Britons think they may be due compensation for mis-sold car loans, UK poll finds Survey comes before supreme court decision on secret commission payments ruled unlawful by court of appeal The Guardian - UK · Jul 6, 2025
The Independent UK · Jul 3, 2025 Self-made workers ‘unsure how to manage their savings’ One bank has called for financial education to help workers better invest their savings
Evening Standard · Jul 3, 2025 Self-made people ‘holding estimated £40.7bn in under-utilised cash savings’ Santander UK, which published the research, suggested that financial education should be embedded into apprenticeship schemes.
The Guardian - UK · Jul 1, 2025 Santander to buy TSB for £2.65bn amid fears of branch closures and job losses Purchase would be third major ownership shake-up for high street lender in 12 years
Evening Standard · Jun 17, 2025 TSB’s Spanish owner considers sale of UK banking business It comes a decade after Sabadell bought TSB for £1.7 billion to gain a foothold in the UK.
The Guardian - UK · May 26, 2025 About £1bn in car loan compensation at risk because data deleted, lawyers warn Lenders’ routine purging after six years means details of some car buyers due compensation may have been lost
The Guardian - UK · May 19, 2025 Santander UK freezes salaries and cuts jobs in commercial banking arm Exclusive: Bank also set to slash bonuses in wider shake-up that could help make it more attractive to potential buyers
The Independent UK · May 4, 2025 WhatsApp scam known as ‘hi mum’ evolving at ‘breakneck speed’, expert warns Santander UK’s fraud expert said that AI voice impersonation technology was making these scams even more realistic
Evening Standard · Apr 30, 2025 Santander UK profits fall as bank lowers economic growth outlook The UK bank said that ‘charges relating to changes to our branch network’ drove profits lower in recent months.
The Guardian - UK · Apr 22, 2025 Santander looks at splitting car finance from rest of UK division Review follows fallout from commission scandal, which could cost bank up to £1.9bn in compensation
The Independent UK · Apr 18, 2025 Third of 18 to 21-year-olds ‘worry about money every day’ Less than a third of young adults surveyed said they had learned about student loans at school, Santander UK said.
Evening Standard · Apr 1, 2025 Santander UK reveals scams most likely to catch out different age groups The bank saw a jump in older adults and younger adults reporting scams in the first quarter of this year.