Spain's Santander is merging its digital lender Openbank with its consumer finance business in Europe as part of a drive to simplify its structure and reduce costs, the bank said on Wednesday. The new entity will manage Santander's consumer finance operations under the Openbank brand,

Santander is combining its consumer-finance businesses into a single legal entity which it will operate across Europe under the Openbank brand. The Spanish bank is planning to merge Openbank, its brand for digital-first consumer banking, with Santander Consumer Finance, the division through which it offers personal loans and car finance.

Outfielder Anthony Santander returns to the Toronto Blue Jays lineup for Game 3 of the American League Championship Series against the Seattle Mariners Wednesday.

Davis Schneider will replace Santander, playing left field and batting eighth. Santander was originally slotted seventh in the order, but now Ernie Clement will move up to that spot. Santander was 3-for-13 so far this postseason.

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Banco Santander SA is working on a fund that invests in significant risk transfers, according to people with knowledge of the matter, as the lender seeks to benefit from a surge in demand for the instruments.

Santander (back) will start in right field and bat cleanup in Wednesday's Game 3 of the ALCS versus the Mariners.

Santander has announced the closure of 76 branches across the UK in 2025, with a further branch set to close for good next month. Here is a full list of the banks that are set to close.