Santander has been crowned the "Best Retail Bank" in Portugal at World Finance magazine’s 2025 Banking Awards, which honour the world’s highest performing banks.

Lisbon, 24 June 2025. 
World Finance conducts its assessment based on such criteria as leadership, innovation and the ability to grow in a testing landscape, while stating that "these institutions are setting the standards for responsible growth and rethinking the future of global banking".

Santander's growth strategy continues to deliver solid results, as demonstrated by rising numbers of active and digital customers (it added 71,000 active customers to reach 1.91 million, and 80,000 new digital customers to reach 1.28 million).

World Finance also highlights the numerous channels that the bank makes available to its customers, its focus on meeting their needs and its innovative product and service proposition, based on customer loyalty and trust. "This approach, combined with strong performance, places Santander at the forefront of retail banking in Portugal and as a benchmark of excellence in the financial system", the magazine added.

Earlier this year, Santander was also named the "Best Bank in Portugal" by US magazine Global Finance. 

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