Santander Corporate & Investment Banking (Santander CIB) announced today the creation of a dedicated team to boost its offering in the area of Digital Solutions.

This new global team will be headed by Joao Simao, who will be reporting to Darren Jones, Head SCIB UK and global head of Banking and Corporate Finance. This new team will elevate Santander’s strategic dialogue with clients in the area of technological and digital solutions, by developing innovative, sustainable and profitable digital capabilities and providing state of the art advisory services. It will also produce value-added products and services for clients, both in-house and in partnership with new entrants.

The new team will collaborate closely with product teams across Santander’s platform to support clients by providing strategic solutions as well as product and financing structures to help clients in the digital acceleration of their business.

The new team will also develop value-added products and services, both in-house and in partnership with new entrants, in a moment where customer expectations and emerging technologies are accelerating the creation of new financial technology players.

Digital acceleration and Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) are the defining trends for years to come. In 2020, Santander CIB successfully launched a dedicated ESG Solutions Team to help our clients in their transition towards a more sustainable business model. With the new Digital Solutions team, Santander is replicating the model to fully-leverage its internal expertise on the Digital arena.