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On 13 May 2013 the company completed the purchase of Santander UK 's store card business, including branded cards issued for retailers including Topshop, Dorothy Perkins, House of Fraser and Debenhams. [2] Santander continued to operate the cards business until 1 April 2014, when SAV took full control and was renamed NewDay. [3] [4]

The bank provides a full range of personal, business and corporate accounts, including current accounts, mortgages, credit products and savings and investments. Santander operate online banking services, including mobile apps, and operate an internet only banking division branded Cahoot.

In January 2010, the savings business of Bradford & Bingley was combined with the bank, and Abbey National plc was renamed Santander UK plc. [1] Prior to the takeover, Abbey National plc was a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index . Contents 1 History 1.1 Pre-merger: The National Building Society 1.2 Pre-merger: The Abbey Road Building Society

The banks' main payment instrument was based on the "cheque" which has a totally different remittance model from the "giro". In the banking model, cheques are written by the remitter and then handed or posted to the payee who must then visit a bank or post the cheque to his bank.

The first online credit card was launched in September 1999. [2] It was only possible to operate an Egg account over the internet, or via their call centre. Egg specialised in savings and general insurance, together with loans, credit cards and mortgage products. [3] The business was sold in January 2007 to Citigroup.