World’s best bank for SMEs 2016: Santander

The bank’s approach to SMEs is different and successful: it is international in scope and looks to help companies beyond just lending.

Awards for Excellence 2016

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Also shortlisted: 

Bank of America Merrill Lynch 

Commerzbank

View full 2016 results 

Selecting the world’s best bank for small and medium-sized enterprises is a challenging task as banking for smaller corporate clients tends to be a domestic pursuit. As the pressure to provide credit to SMEs has grown since the financial crisis, few banks have put these firms front and centre of their global strategies.

Santander, however, has done just that. It has also shown that carefully identifying the needs of smaller firms and matching them with sensible solutions can work internationally.

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