Here's what's happening around the world

Banco Santander Chairman Ana Botin said she's is always looking at potential smaller acquisitions, responding to a report that the Spanish lender had been approached about a possible bid for Metro Bank Holdings.

Banks like Capital One, U.S. Bank and Santander are updating their floor plans and their menus — often with a discount on food or beverages for cardholders — to reach more millennial and Gen Z consumers.

Some of the biggest names in banking have started using large language models to organize their institutional knowledge, but use cases like chatbots remain experimental.

Education in financial literacy instills both know-how and confidence, knowledge most teens lack when transitioning into adulthood.

Recognizing that many of the region's consumers are choosing startups, companies like Citigroup, JPMorgan Chase, Goldman Sachs, Santander and Scotiabank are taking stakes in nascent payment providers.

The Spanish bank introduced the installment product in Germany nine months ago, and is planning to bring it to 18 European markets this year.

Banco Santander SA said it’s on track to beat a key profitability metric for the year with earnings from the U.S. and U.K. fueling the Spanish lender’s resurgence after historic losses linked to the pandemic.

Rosilyn Houston will succeed William Wolf, who is retiring this summer from Banco Santander’s U.S. unit.

The Spanish bank’s U.S. holding company said it will pay a premium to purchase the publicly traded shares in Santander Consumer Holdings. The proposal is subject to the approval of the auto lender’s board of directors.

The Boston-based bank said the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency gave it the highest grade possible on its most recent Community Reinvestment Act examination. Santander had received a “needs to improve” grade in 2017 and a “satisfactory” rating in 2018.

In a boost to its battle with non-bank digital platforms, Spain's Banco Santander has acquired technology assets from scandal-ridden German payments processor Wirecard.

With its first branch outside the Northeast U.S., the unit of the Spanish banking giant Banco Santander wants to reach international clients who are familiar with the brand.

Dozens of suspects were reportedly arrested for allegedly using prepaid cards to illegally withdraw large sums of cash.

Reports say dozens of suspects were arrested on charges of using prepaid cards to illegally withdraw large sums of cash.

Banks' fear of big penalties, the changing tactics of nimble criminals and a greater openness among regulators to new approaches are among the factors driving big investments.

Ezequiel Szafir, CEO of Banco Santander's digital-only Openbank, sees banks of the future looking increasingly like Amazon.com — with online storefronts for financial products.

Financials drop 8.2% on prediction of low rates through 2022 and dim economic outlook; the largest mortgage originator and a top challenger to traditional lenders has filed what may end up being the year's largest initial public offering.

The deal was expected to close this summer, but First BanCorp said a regulatory review is hitting snags.

The two lenders are being more aggressive than other European banks in putting a price on the economic devastation caused by the coronavirus outbreak.