The lender reported a 15% rise in net profit for the last quarter of 2025 and approved a €5 billion share-buyback program.

The Spanish banking giant is accelerating its U.S. growth plans with the pending acquisition of Webster Financial in Connecticut. The combined entity will be the second-largest foreign-owned bank operating in the country.

Banco Santander SA has been hit with one of the biggest penalties by Spain’s anti-money laundering watchdog over past deficiencies in internal processes at its digital unit Openbank, people familiar with the matter said.

This content has been selected, created and edited by the Finextra editorial team based upon its relevance and interest to our community. Juliá will replace Ángel Rivera from 1 October 2024 after regulatory approvals. Rivera will remain at the bank to ...