Education, Employability, and Entrepreneurship

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Banco Santander and the Oxentia Foundation are launching the Santander X Global Challenge | Education, Employability, and Entrepreneurship, a global challenge for startups and scaleups from 11 countries (Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Germany, Mexico, Spain, Poland, Portugal, United Kingdom, Uruguay and USA) that provide innovative solutions in the areas of education, employability and entrepreneurship.

The initiative aims to help companies that strive to improve the lives of people and find a response to social challenges where technological progress and labour dynamics are essential to drive education, employability, and entrepreneurship.

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Transforming the Digital Economy

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Banco Santander launches, together with Oxentia Foundation, a global challenge for entrepreneurs from 11 countries who have launched innovative startups and scaleups in the field of the digital economy. Companies that help the digitalization of the industry, the improvement of the user experience and the stability and growth of the company with the optimization of processes.

This initiative aims to support and promote the growth of the entrepreneurial ecosystem linked to technologies that support the development of the digital economy, such as the Internet of Things (IoT) and providing a platform for startups and scaleups to showcase their solutions in digitalization, in the fields of industry, business and society.

Solutions should be focused on one of the challenge verticals:  'Digital Industry' -i.e., promoting, through the IoT, efficiency and productivity in industrial processes- or 'Digital Society' -with SMART technologies that improve the daily lives of users without overlooking sustainability-.

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Cyberprotect the Future

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A global entrepreneurship competition for innovative startup and scaleup companies, with disruptive and scalable solutions in cybersecurity.

It aims to address challenges arising from the interconnected and fast-paced world we live in, and that will drive accelerated progress towards new solutions to create lasting social and economic impact for millions of people.

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The AI Revolution

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Artificial intelligence is a technological revolution that is growing in leaps and bounds. As in any cutting-edge sector, innovation is key to ensuring development that supports sustainable progress in society.

Banco Santander and Microsoft are teaming up with Oxentia Foundation to launch a new global challenge for entrepreneurs from 11 countries. The challenge aims to find innovative artificial intelligence solutions that will have a positive impact to address social challenges.

This exciting initiative aims to support and promote the growth of the AI ecosystem, providing a platform for startups and scaleups to showcase their innovative AI solutions and connect with industry experts, investors, and world-class resources.

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Food for the Future

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The future of food, the types of food we are eating and ensuring that there is enough food for the growing population are challenges that we are currently facing.

With the aim of supporting innovation to solve these problems relevant to society, Banco Santander and Oxentia Foundation are launching the Santander X Global Challenge | Food for the Future to seek out startups and scaleups with innovative and scalable solutions.

Also aligned with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal to end hunger, achieve food security and promote sustainable agriculture.

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Countdown to Zero

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Banco Santander is launching a global challenge for startups and scaleups from 11 countries in order to find innovative and sustainable solutions for the automotive industry in different areas: mobility, logistics and transport, and carbon offset alternatives, supported by Formula 1®.

Santander has signed a three-year collaboration agreement with F1® to promote various sustainability initiatives. As part of the sponsorship collaboration, they've launched Santander X Global Challenge | Countdown to Zero, an open call for startups and scaleups driving the race to net zero. It will reward and support innovative solutions to the sustainability-related challenges arising from carbon emissions and will drive accelerated progress towards new solutions that will create lasting social and economic impact for the environment and millions of people around the world.

Banco Santander is launching a global challenge for startups and scaleups from 11 countries in order to find innovative and sustainable solutions for the automotive industry in different areas: mobility, logistics and transport, and carbon offset alternatives, supported by Formula 1®.

Santander has signed a three-year collaboration agreement with F1® to promote various sustainability initiatives. As part of the sponsorship collaboration, they've launched Santander X Global Challenge | Countdown to Zero, an open call for startups and scaleups driving the race to net zero. It will reward and support innovative solutions to the sustainability-related challenges arising from carbon emissions and will drive accelerated progress towards new solutions that will create lasting social and economic impact for the environment and millions of people around the world.

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Blockchain and Beyond

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Blockchain technology is revolutionising the world just as the internet did in its day, and an increasing number of sectors see the enormous potential in this type of technology in terms of redefining and enhancing their business models.

With the aim of supporting innovation to improve productivity and employment, as well as to solve problems relevant to society, Banco Santander and Oxentia Foundation are launching the Santander X Global Challenge | Blockchain and Beyond to seek out startups and scaleups with innovative and scalable solutions using blockchain technology.

At the event in Decentraland, and with a space designed by Polygonal Mind,  the 6 winners of this global challenge, apart from the cash prize and access to Santander X 100, received an exclusive NFT designed by Oxentia Foundation. In addition, users who access to watch the final via streaming on Decentraland got the wearables of the event: a cap and a bracelet that will allow them to customize their Metaverse avatars.

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Finance For All

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The purpose of Banco Santander is to help people and business prosper and one of its objectives is to guarantee good access to banking products and services for all members of society.

Financial inclusion is key to reducing inequality and creating new opportunities. We need to think about how not to leave anyone behind.

That is why Banco Santander with Oxentia Foundation we are launching the Santander X Global Challenge I Finance for All. A new global competition for startups and scaleups with innovative and scalable solutions that adapt to demographic changes and create a lasting social and economic impact for millions of people worldwide.

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Helping Businesses Prosper

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SMEs are a critical driver to economic growth, employment and social cohesion. Helping businesses prosper is at the heart of Santander Group’s mission. That is why, in these challenging times for SMES, Santander X launches, in collaboration with Oxentia Foundation a new global challenge to identify startups and scaleups with innovative solutions that can help SMEs digitalize their businesses, open up to new opportunities and evolve the way they operate.

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Tomorrow Challenge

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In Banco Santander we have an unwavering commitment to high-impact university entrepreneurship and to contributing solutions to the challenges that the global pandemic has left us. We have managed to bring together both priorities through the Santander X Tomorrow Challenge, a call for young entrepreneurs which announced the 20 winners of the current edition, which has received more than 2,200 proposals.

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Environmental Challenge

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Grupo Santander wants to be at the  forefront in solving the demands of our society and helping people and businesses to prosper. That is why we launch, in collaboration with Oxentia Foundation, the Santander X Environmental Challenge, to support entrepreneurs committed to the environment and with innovative ideas to build a more sustainable future. 

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