Banco Santander and Mastercard today announced the successful completion of Europe’s first live end-to-end payment executed by an artificial intelligence (AI) agent, representing the first agentic payment carried out within a regulated banking framework and marking a significant milestone in the application of AI systems capable of initiating and completing transactions on behalf of customers.

Santander Corporate & Investment Banking (Santander CIB) ended 2025 as the world's leader in export finance for the fourth year in a row, with transactions amounting to USD 18.2 billion (EUR 15.4 billion at current exchange rates) and a market share of 14.5%.