Banco Santander’s group executive chairman, Ana Botín, announced plans today to create a global native digital consumer bank with the combination of Openbank and Santander Consumer Finance. This is one of Santander’s the three initiatives to become the best open financial services platform. 

Botín outlined these plans in her speech to shareholders at the Group’s annual general meeting, where shareholders approved the capital increase to distribute new shares equivalent to 0.10 euros per share as additional compensation for 2019, to be paid this year. This would bring total shareholder compensation for the year to 0.20 euros per share.

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