Santander is the subsidiary of the Spanish bank Banco Santander in Brazil. Headquartered in São Paulo, its Brazilian operations began in 1982. It remains an integral part of the Spanish-based Santander Group, the largest financial conglomerate in the Eurozone.
It is one of the five largest private banks in Brazil, with assets totaling R$605.3 billion and 34 million customers (2016), and more than R$3.4 billion in profit in 2019. Santander Brasil has common and preferred shares, as well as units, listed on the BM&F BOVESPA Stock Exchange, and trades American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) on the New York Stock Exchange (BSBR code).
Santander Bank Timeline
- 1997 – Santander announced the purchase of Banco Geral do Comércio SA.
- 1998 – acquired Banco Noroeste SA.
- 2000 – closed two major deals: in January, it purchased the Meridional Conglomerate, formed by Banco Meridional Banco Bozano, Simonsen, and made its largest acquisition at the time, winning the privatization auction of Banco do Estado de São Paulo SA (Banespa), with a bid of more than R$7.05 billion.
- 2007 – The bank participated in the largest transaction in the global financial sector: the €71 billion purchase of Dutch bank ABN AMRO by a consortium formed by Santander, Fortis, and RBS. With this, Santander acquired Italy's Antonvenetta (sold months later) and Banco Real. Santander and Banco Bonsucesso signed an agreement to create the Bonsucesso Consignado institution for payroll loans.
Most recent events
- April 7, 2014 – Santander Brasil announced the acquisition of Getnet, a provider of card machines and electronic transaction processing solutions, for R$1.104 billion, completed on July 31, 2014, after approval from Brazilian regulatory agencies. The electronic card machines, also known as "red ones," come with built-in 3G technology and are already being sold.
- end of 2017 – Santander has announced the launch of a suite of near-field communication (NFC) solutions, a technology that allows payments to be made simply by placing a cell phone near a mobile reader, for example. The institution's goal is to go beyond NFC-equipped smartphones and include wearable devices, such as waterproof wristbands, stickers, and adhesives that customers can use to replace their cards.
- July 2019 – Santander announced the launch of a microcredit platform to compete with fintechs and startups in the financial sector. The service will provide debt renegotiation and auto insurance, among other services, primarily focusing on individuals and consumer finance.
Santander Bank Credit Cards
Santander Free Card
No annual fee spending R$1,000 on purchases per month
Discounts in the Sphere
Annual fee: 12 installments of R$ 31.17
Santander Card / AAdvantage® Gold
$1 = 1 American Airlines AAdvantage® mile
Annual fee: 12 installments of R$ 31.50
Santander Elite Platinum Card
Exclusive for account holders
1 dollar = 1.5 Sphere points
Up to 5 additional cards with no annual fee
Annual fee: 12X R$ 46.50
Santander Card / AAdvantage® Platinum
$1 = 1.5 American Airlines AAdvantage® miles
Annual fee: 12 installments of R$ 46.00
Santander Card / AAdvantage® Black
$1 = 2 American Airlines AAdvantage® miles
4 free accesses per year to LoungeKey VIP lounges
Annual fee: 12 installments of R$ 96.00
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Santander Consortium
Car consortium
- Administration fee from 0.17% am
- Installments from R$191
- You don't need to be a Santander customer
Real estate consortium
- Admin fee with 0.09 am discount
- Plans starting at R$ 130 thousand
- Payment in up to 180 installments
- Also use it to buy land and commercial developments
Motorcycle consortium ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
- Discounted admin fee starting at 0.17 am
- Plans starting at R$1,000,004,000
- Payment in up to 72 installments
- Motorcycles over 291 cc
- New and pre-owned ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀
Sustainable Consortium ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
- Discounted admin fee starting at 0.09 am
- Plans starting at R$1,000,004,000
- Payment in up to 72 months
- Use for Solar Panels or Sustainable Equipment
Consortium to renovate and build
- Admin fee with 0.09 am discount
- Plans starting at R$ 130 thousand
- Payment in up to 180 installments
- The credit is released into your checking account for use on the project.
Consortium of trucks, buses and vessels
- Discounted admin fee starting at 0.09 am
- Plans starting at R$1,000,004,000
- Payment in up to 100 installments
- Also use it to buy vans, cranes, trailers, jet skis, speedboats and yachts.
Agricultural equipment consortium
- Discounted admin fee starting at 0.09 am
- Plans starting at R$1,000,004,000
- Payment in up to 100 installments
- Also use it to buy tractors, machinery and agricultural implements
- Understand everything you need to know about Consórcio Santander. Learn more.
Santander Financing
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Other information about Banco Santander
Company name: Banco Santander (Brazil) S.A.
CNPJ: 90.400.888/0001-42
Address: Av. Pres. Juscelino Kubitschek, 2041 – Vila Olimpia, São Paulo – SP, 04543-011
Code/Number of Banco Santander is 033.
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For second copy of bills
Issuing of 2nd copy of invoices
A new copy, expired invoice or billing by email. Issue.
Expired bill
Access the second copy of an expired bill issued by Santander. Issue.
Debt renegotiation
Click here and issue your second copy of the invoice for your debt renegotiation with Santander. Issue.
Electronic bill – Email
If you received an email notification, issue your boleto here. Issue.
Certificate/tickets – Insurance
Request a new invoice for your insurance certificate. Issue.
Real Estate Credit Bills
Access the second copy of your financing payment slips here. Issue.
Santander Financing Bills
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CUSTOMER SERVICE CENTER
Financing of vehicles, goods and services – inquiries, information and transactions.
4004 9090 (metropolitan regions).
0800 722 9090 (other locations).
Monday to Friday, 8am to 8pm, except holidays.
SAC
Complaints, cancellations and general information: 0800 762 7777.
It also serves people with hearing and speech impairments on 0800 771 0401.
Calls from abroad (collect): +55 (11) 3012-3336.
OMBUDSMAN
If you are not satisfied with the solution presented: 0800 726 0322.
Available Monday to Friday, 9am to 8pm, except holidays.
It also serves people with hearing and speech impairments on 0800 771 0301.
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