Santander
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| Area | 30537 |
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| Founded | May 13 |
| 1857 | |
| Provinces | 8 |
| Population | 2. 061 million (2015) |
| Colleges and universities | Industrial University of Santander |
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| ID | 2318970 |
About Santander
Santander is a north-central Colombian department in the Andes mountains. It's characterized by river valleys and rugged terrain, including the craggy mountains of the Parque Nacional del Chicamocha. The park is known for its panoramic cable car across the Chichamocha River Canyon, plus a water park. The high-altitude town of Barichara is famed for its cobblestone streets and colonial architecture.
Santander: Bank gave £130m to customers in Christmas blunder
Tens of thousands of people awoke on Christmas morning to a surprise from an unexpected Benefactor - Santander .
The Bank mistakenly deposited £130m into 75,000 accounts on 25 December.
Santander 's staff are now rushing to claw Back The Money , although The Job is being made more difficult because much of it was deposited in accounts at rival Banks , according to The Times .
The error occurred when payments from 2,000 business accounts were made twice.
" We're sorry that due to a technical issue, some payments from our corporate clients were incorrectly duplicated on the recipients' accounts, " The Bank said in a statement.
" None of our clients were at any point left out of pocket as a result and we will be working hard with many Banks across the UK to recover the duplicated transactions over The Coming days. "
It said the mistake may have meant that Some People were, in effect, paid twice from their employer's account.
However, The Bank stressed that it had already begun speaking to The Rival Banks - which The Times said included Barclays, HSBC, NatWest, Co-operative Bank and Virgin Money .
Santander said those Banks would " look to recover The Money from their customers' accounts. "
However, it was not clear how The Banks would respond if their customers had already spent The Money , meaning returning it would push them into overdraft.
Santander indicated that it may contact people directly to get The Money Back .
Source of news: bbc.com
