Santander Accidentally Pays Out $175 Million to Thousands of UK Accounts on Christmas Day

New York Post ^ | December 30, 2021 | Jemma Carr

[nickcarraway]

Santander accidentally paid out $175 million to thousands of accounts on Christmas Day in a massive blunder.

Approximately 75,000 Brits or their companies received a second wage or supplier payment from Santander account holders on December 25.

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Santander must now launch cross-company talks to get the funds back – as bosses fear the money has already been spent by some account holders. Banks are keen to avoid pulling the funds out of accounts directly for fear it would put some customers in their overdrafts.

[SamAdams76]

Santander must now launch cross-company talks to get the funds back – as bosses fear the money has already been spent by some account holders.

I think that's a fair assumption to make.

[NohSpinZone]

Feliz Navidad indeed! Gracias, Santander!

[Flick Lives]

This is better than a free toaster.

[John Milner]

When the first five letters of your company spell Santa - things like this are to be expected

[SaveFerris]

Hold muh ... comb?

[SaveFerris]

[When the first five letters of your company spell Santa - things like this are to be expected]

I do believe you’re on to something there...

[gitmo]

They should simply rename the company to Santa N Deer.

[Tax-chick]

Oopsies.

[TexasGator]

“Santander {like every NYP reader know what Santander is) accidentally paid out $175 million to thousands of accounts on Christmas Day in a massive blunder.”

[Hildy]

write if off and say Merry Christmas.

[SaveFerris]

[write if off]

All these big companies, they just write it off!

(no offense to poster, but can’t let the Seinfeld reference get away)

[rfp1234]