José Antonio Alvarez

José Antonio Álvarez Álvarez is vice chairman and CEO of Santander Group, the Spanish banking group centred on Banco Santander, the largest bank in the Eurozone by market value.

For Mexican politician, see José Antonio Álvarez Lima.
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Álvarez and the second or maternal family name is Álvarez.
José Antonio Álvarez
Born1960 (age 60–61)
NationalitySpanish
OccupationBanker
TitleVice Chairman and CEO, Santander Group
TermJanuary 2015-
PredecessorJavier Marín Romano

Álvarez has been CEO of Santander Group since January 2015 and an executive vice chairman since January 2019.[1]

CEO of Banco Santander

He was appointed CEO "co-opted" in the council meeting of November 25, 2014, replacing Javier Marín Romano. In June 2015, Banco Santander reduced its corporate structure and high dirección. In June 2015 Bank Account launched in Spain 1,2,3, who had previously reaped great success in United Kingdom.[2] In October 2015, the bank announced the charge at ATMs of other clients entidades. In December 2015, Álvarez complained of high taxes of the new banking and financial competence: Lending Club and Fintech. The Banco Santander has invested since 2014 in technology platforms as iZettle, specializing in payments via mobile; MiCheck for hospitality; Cyanogen, open system for mobile code; Ripple, Blockchain specializes in technology; and Kabbage, a system of direct credit to companies. In addition, the Santander Group has its own factory specializing in technological development banking software, Isban, which serves the group's banks.[3]

References
  1. "Executive Profile* José Antonio Álvarez". Bloomberg. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
  2. "Santander: "Hemos arrebatado 200.000 clientes a otros bancos con la 'Cuenta 1,2,3'"". Expansión. 19 November 2015. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
  3. "Cómo se relacionan Santander, BBVA y CaixaBank con el 'fintech'". Expansión. 7 December 2015. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
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