Banco Santander, S.A.

Banco Santander, S.A. is a Spanish banking group headquartered in Madrid, Spain. It is one of the largest banks in the world and provides a wide range of retail and commercial banking products and services to individuals, small and medium-sized enterprises, and large companies worldwide. The company operates through a network of 9,879 branches and offers demand and time deposits, current and savings accounts, mortgages, consumer finance, syndicated corporate loans, structured financing, cash management, export and agency finance, trade and working capital solutions, and corporate finance. In addition, it provides cash, asset, and wealth management services, as well as private banking services. It is also involved in the corporate banking, treasury, risk hedging, foreign trade, confirming, custody, and investment banking activities.

Banco Santander, S.A. was founded in 1856 as Banco Santander Central Hispano S.A. and changed its name to Banco Santander, S.A. in June 2007. In 2016, the company reported a net income of €6.2 billion and a total assets of €1.2 trillion. It is listed on the Madrid, Barcelona, Bilbao and Valencia stock exchanges, as well as on the London Stock Exchange and the New York Stock Exchange. Banco Santander, S.A. is a constituent of the Euro Stoxx 50 stock market index, the IBEX 35, and the FTSE 100 Index. It is also a member of the European Banking Federation and the International Banking Federation.