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Santander Creates Digital Investment Unit
International // July 16, 2018

Banco Santander, the Spanish bank, has created a digital investment unit that will be headed by John Whelan, who is currently in charge of the bank’s blockchain unit. According to a report in Fintech Futures, the new unit will focus on making sure the bank...

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Six Spanish Banks Join SWIFT gpi For Cross-Border Payments

March 21, 2019
SWIFT announced Thursday (March 21) that six Spanish banks, representing 85 percent of the cross-border payments market in Spain, have adopted SWIFT global payments innovation or gpi. In a press release, SWIFT said with SWIFT gpi the cross-border payment transaction experience is greatly improved, with speed and transparency increasing. SWIFT gpi enables banks to conduct […]

Santander Creates Digital Investment Unit

July 16, 2018
Banco Santander, the Spanish bank, has created a digital investment unit that will be headed by John Whelan, who is currently in charge of the bank’s blockchain unit. According to...