Banco Santander presents in Porto and Vigo a unique value offer for companies with interests in the Atlantic axis

Its previous international business offering has evolved

The bank has not only a financial offer made up of all the products that a company can
need to start your imports/exports, but also offers a unique non-financial offer
in the market with the aim of promoting the internationalization of companies.

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Banco Santander has held meetings in Porto and more recently in Vigo with businessmen and bank professionals from the northern area of ​​Portugal and Galicia. The objective of these meetings was to present a unique offer for the companies interested in the Atlantic axis.

 

The bank entity has evolved its previous offering of international Business, offering new services and products, technological and artificial intelligence tools, global risk management and a team of experts specialized in companies with the aim of enhancing the internationalization of companies.

 

Santander Trade is a platform that makes available to all companies that wish to start exporting international market information, global databases, international directories and personalized services. All this to help companies expand internationally successfully.

 

The bank also provides information to start the internationalization process, practical advice for organizing business trips, data on legal environments, tax systems and business practices.

For companies that already have activity foreign trade or wish to establish themselves in other countries, the bank has International Desk, a specialized team, implemented throughout the Santander Group, to support companies in their internationalization projects. Since its creation in 2011, the entity has already supported more than 5.000 clients in their implementation abroad and more than 2.200 foreign companies in their establishment in Spain.

At the day held in the Work Café de Vigo More than 50 businessmen and 25 professionals attended.

Bank of Galicia and Portugal. The meeting was attended by, among others, the territorial director of

Santander Bank in Galicia, Rocio Pazos; the directors of International Business of Portugal, Teresa Carvalho,

and Spain, Jaime Uscola; the director of the Internationalization Area of IGAPE (Galician Institute for Promotion

Economic), Augusto Álvarez-Borrás; and the managing partner of Proactive & Proasa, Alberto Rocha Guisande.

In the words of Rocío Pazos, territorial director of Banco Santander in Galicia, “the history of our entity

in this region shows the commitment that we have always had with the Galician company and its character

international and it is important that companies know how we can support them in a unique way adapted to them in a corridor of the importance of Galicia – Porto, considered by the European Union as

one of the most important intra-community corridors.”

 

 

Banco Santander offers new services and products, new technological and artificial intelligence tools, global risk management and the support of a team of experts specialized in companies.

 

 

Jaime Uscola, director of International Business at Santander Spain, has stated that: “in Banco

Santander is aware that to achieve economic growth that strengthens the recovery,

necessary for companies, especially small and medium-sized ones, and their internationalization. This is ours

motivation every day, which translates into a business model based on proximity, knowledge of its

needs and support for their daily activities.

In this sense, Banco Santander has intensified its activity with Galician companies that seek to grow or

consolidate your business and international presence. Last year, the entity financed the international business of

Galician companies with 2.000 million euros, 19% more than the previous year. This support has been

aimed both at those companies that have developed their import/export activity from Spain,

as well as those that have grown their businesses abroad, through subsidiaries or affiliates outside of our

borders.

La import financing, export advances and factoring solutions and international confirming They are some of the products most in demand by SMEs. It should be noted that the bank has increased its International Business customer base by 6% and that, currently, 8.500 Galician companies carry out, with the support of Santander, their foreign trade activity, such as international transfers, checks, remittances, credits documents, guarantees and guarantees.

 

 

The bank has a wide network of correspondents, with coverage in more than 150 countries and specialists in international business in all the provinces of Galicia, which allows us to provide personalized support adapted to the international needs of companies.

This extensive network allows Santander to offer banking support and advice companies in their international businesses. An offer that covers: banking assistance in destination countries; local logistical support in foreign trade operations; and the optimization, comprehensive use and agile access to the global network

from Santander under preferential conditions (also including advice on banking aspects such as

exchange control to companies that wish to make investments in a country or import/export businesses).