Santander
“Whether you are a small family company or global corporation, Santander UK is here to help you and your business prosper”
Santander Group is a retail and commercial bank, based in Spain, with around 14,392 branches, more than any other international bank, over 187,000 employees and more than 102 million customers. Its success comes from being close to its customers, its focus on retail and commercial banking and a sensible approach to lending.
Whether you are a small family company or global corporation, Santander UK is here to help you and your business prosper. We strive to understand your unique needs and to make banking straightforward, so you can focus on what is important to you and your business. It’s thanks to this approach that we’re proud to say 4 out of 5 of our business customers would recommend us. (GfK NOP Research: Santander Business Satisfaction survey Q4’13. 1,628 respondents interviewed)
Exporting is a fantastic way to strengthen and grow a business without putting all your eggs in one basket. Our research shows that one of the biggest blocks to trading internationally is a lack of understanding about how it is done and where the opportunities lie. The Santander Group offers everything you need to fulfill your international ambitions, with more branches in the world than any other bank, a network of market contacts, and a range of innovative solutions, including our Trade Portal.
The Santander Trade Portal contains a wealth of practical information ranging from market reports, information on how to find new business partners and contact details for specific importers and suppliers. Or it can be used as an information source to investigate new sectors, calculate shipment costs, or just get to know about all the international fairs and events in a specific sector. It also provides a platform where companies can connect to one another and establish business contacts.
Full access to the trade portal is available to Santander online banking clients. However, the portal’s demo version is open to all and offers a real flavour of some of the 10,000 pages of free country information, advice and contacts that Santander clients can access
The Santander Group can also provide support through its 14,000 branches worldwide, and its network of alliance partners; for example, in the United Arab Emirates our alliance with Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank, the Corporate and SME banking experts in the region, will allow us to facilitate new contracts and trading relationships between our clients through a joint trade mission. These types of joint activities are also carried out with UKTI, giving clients information and advice to all parts of the world.
Santander Group - a successful history
Santander Group is a retail and commercial bank, based in Spain, with around 14,392 branches, more than any other international bank, over 187,000 employees and more than 102 million customers. Its success comes from being close to its customers, its focus on retail and commercial banking and a sensible approach to lending.
The relationship with our customers is long-standing and built on trust and confidence. In difficult times, knowing the people who you borrow from and lend to is a distinct advantage. Our customers are also spread across the world. Santander operates in ten main markets where its strategy is to have critical mass, enabling it to operate efficiently and offer its customers the best in products and services. As a bank diversified geographically as well as along business lines, Santander is not exposed to a single market or country.
For more information about how Santander can help you and your business grow and prosper, please contact international@santander.co.uk or visit www.santandercb.co.uk
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