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Payments aren’t just a mechanism for moving money. They are a continuous stream of operational data, reflecting how clients behave, how corridors evolve and how a payments business performs in real time.

Cross-border payments underpin global commerce.

Invoice finance is built on speed. Its value lies in releasing working capital quickly, improving liquidity and supporting business growth.

Over the past 15 years, a number of digital-only banks – neobanks – have grown at extraordinary pace, acquiring customers and expanding services across Europe. This growth has been underpinned by speed to market, rapid feature releases and flexible partnerships.  

Protection is no longer confined to the purchase journey. It is moving into the payment moment, where trust, context and data already converge.

The payments industry is undergoing one of the most significant periods of transformation in its history. From the onward march of account-to-account payments to real-time and crossborder innovation, the pace of change is relentless.

Europe is ready forinstant payments.
The infrastructure is built; the technology is proven — what remains is thecollective will to connect. The moment to make seamless, cross-border paymentsa reality for everyone is now.

At Getnet Platforms, we believe in payments made easy — because when payments are simple, innovation becomes easier too.

Real-time is redefining the language of money. Through Getnet Platforms’s Payment Engine, Santander is shaping how it’s spoken — with instant, secure, and global payments thatmove at the speed of life.

Paying suppliers worldwide should be effortless. Yet for more than a decade, Gesban — Santander’s backbone for supplier invoice payments — faced a different reality: every cross-currency transaction meant approvals, manual checks, and reconciliations that took around 15 minutes per operation. Complexity slowed teams, raised costs, and kept global efficiency out of reach. Until automation changed the game.

Sending money without routing control is like rolling the dice with every transaction. Sometimes you win, sometimes you don’t. That is, until now.

Technology decisions made with an abundance of caution can seem sensible. But in reality always making the safe choice - the option you're already familiar with - can limit growth. What is known and seems comforting today can quietly constrain future possibilities.

Understanding the next evolution in payments

Getnet Platforms — the paytech business of Santander Group — has successfully connected its Payment Engine to Fedwire, the real-time gross settlement (RTGS) system operated by the U.S. Federal Reserve. This new rail enhances our global infrastructure and enables the real-time settlement of over $40 billion in daily USD payments, reinforcing our role as a trusted partner for financial institutions and corporates with complex, high-value payment needs.

Organisations working with modern Swift Service Bureau providers vastly reduce theirinfrastructure costs. But the real value is the speed, flexibility, and accessto innovations that would otherwise take years to develop.

Managing payments for thousands of students —across multiple institutions, countries, and payer profiles… is no easy task. Just ask UAX Group, the prestigious educational group behind Universidad Alfonso X el Sabio, Claudio Galeno, Xtart, The Valley, and MirAsturias.

Investec successfully implemented an indirect participation model for SEPA payments through Banco Santander’s sponsorship and Getnet Platforms’s ISO20022-compliant APIs.

What’s behind a 200% boost in cross-border sales? Uncover the FX solution powering Getnet’s expansion.

Every September, term once again commences at UAX Group. 30,000 students will descend across its five prestigious institutions, with thousands of transfers shortly following. These will often be from family members with different surnames, international sponsors, or employers with varying reference details.

Real time payments are key to ensuring customers have a smooth, frictionless and efficient shopping experience, which should be a top priority for merchants.

Cloud computing is key to successful participation in the global payments ecosystem.

Los pagos en comercios, con Getnet como referencia, es la rama más valiosa con un precio en libros de 934 millones. La participación en Ebury, tasada en 394 millones, es otro activo clave.

Navigating the complexities of payment reconciliation is no small feat, especially for institutions like universities tasked with managing countless student transactions. Picture the challenges UNIR faced, juggling millions of payments value — approximately €210 million annually — each demanding meticulous scrutiny to correctly link payments made by or on behalf of its students referencing only with a student ID.

In today’s fast-paced financial environment, staying ahead of regulatory changes isn’t just important—it’s essential. As the Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA) introduces a series of new regulations, financial institutions across Europe must be prepared to adapt. These changes, aimed at increasing transparency,security, and efficiency in cross-border payments, will have far-reaching impacts on your operations. Here's what your institution needs to know to not just comply, but thrive under the new SEPA framework.

Santander e Iberpay inician las primeras transferencias internacionales instantáneas Banco Santander e Iberpay han procesado esta semana las primeras transferencias internacionales instantáneas, iniciadas y finalizadas en diferentes áreas monetarias, según han explicado en un comunicado conjunto.

Getnet Platforms, a company within the Santander Group, has achieved a major milestone with its innovative product, Payments Hub.

Imagine a payment system that’s changing the way an entire nation moves money—instantly, effortlessly, and around the clock. That’s exactly what Pix, the revolutionary real-time payment platform launched by the Central Bank of Brazil, has done. 

Imagine this scenario: It’s a busy Thursday morning in the operations department of a large financial institution. The team is deep into their routine of processing payments when one team member notices an alarming issue: a substantial payment—well over $100,000—has been processed multiple times.