Banco Santander Central Hispano (Grupo Santander) is the leader in the running of Spanish banks. The company offers retail banking and consumer finance in Spain, Portugal, the UK, and other parts of Europe. Subsidiaries such as Banco Santander Chile, Banco Río de la Plata in Argentina, and Mexico's Grupo Financiero Santander make it a top banking group in Latin America, where it has operations in about 15 countries. Through other subsidiaries, Grupo Santander offers asset management, private banking, corporate and investment banking, and insurance. All told, Grupo Santander has more than 69 million customers and some 13,750 locations in more than 40 countries.

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Top competitors of Banco Santander Central Hispano, S.A. (Spanish: SAN)

• BBVA
• Citigroup
• HSBC Holdings

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• Banking
  • Money Center Banks (primary)
  • Banking - Europe
  • Banking - Latin America

Subsidiaries/affiliates of Banco Santander Central Hispano, S.A. (Spanish: SAN)

• Abbey National plc
  • Abbey National International Limited
  • cahoot
  • Scottish Provident International Life Assurance Limited
• Banco Español de Crédito, S.A.
• Banco Río de la Plata S.A.

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• Dow Jones Global Titans
• Dow Jones STOXX 50
• #40 in FT Global 500
• IBEX 35
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