- Day-to-day banking
Day-to-day banking
Our day-to-day banking services cover everything you need to run your company finances, from accepting credit card payments to paying your bills.
- Finance
Finance
At Santander, we understand that to expand your operation you need access to finance. Here you’ll find a range of options suited to short and long-term needs.
- International trade
International
We’re focused on bringing a fresh perspective to businesses with ambitions to grow beyond traditional markets.
Our extensive local networks and knowledge around the world means we’re ideally placed to support your international trade plans. Let us help you uncover the path to international success.
- Sectors expertise
Sector expertise
Our sector specialists are here to help you prosper.
We understand the complexity and evolving needs of businesses in a wide range of industries. Our experts will work with you to help turn your aspirations into reality.
Insight & events
Read the latest Santander news, market developments and insights, as well as register your interest to attend our events held across the UK.
Santander Connect Help Centre
Our online help centre is always here when you need it.
Before you Log on
Before logging on please check the following
- Your web browser is up to date
- Your computer meets the minimum technical specifications
- You have up to date anti-virus and/or anti-malware software installed
- You have your online banking credentials
- You have received and activated your security device
Credentials and logging on
To log in to Santander Connect, please open your Internet Browser and type the web address Online Access. For ease of access we recommend that you save this site to your internet favourites.
To access your online banking secure page you must have the following 3 items:
- Your Online Banking Company ID;
- Your Online Banking user ID; and
- Your password
Once you’ve registered, you will receive your company ID and user ID by email. If you’re not sure what these are, please contact your administrator.
Your password is personal to you and you should never share it with anyone. For more information on saying safe when transacting online, click here.
Just contact your administrator or call our Online Banking helpdesk on +44 2070 605 580. We’re here to help Monday to Friday 8am to 6pm and Saturday 8am to 2pm.
To get the best online experience, make sure your computer system meets the minimum specification needed to use Santander Connect. To find out more, click here.
If your user can authorise transactions online, make sure you’ve already received your security devices before you try to do this. For more information on using your security device, click here. You don’t need your security device to log into Santander Connect, just to authorise transactions.
The following browsers are supported by Santander Connect.
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 and above
- Mozilla Firefox 46.0 and above
- Safari 9 and above
- Google Chrome 50
Go to Tools on your Browser, Compatibility View Settings, add Santander then click close. Your screen should refresh and load the log on page for Connect. If this doesn’t work then please call our Online Banking helpdesk on +44 2070 605 580.
Viewing your accounts
Once you’ve logged in, we suggest you check you can see all of your accounts online.
To do this, click on the ‘Account Information’ tab.
You can view the following account types on Santander Connect:
- Current accounts
- Deposit accounts
- Fixed rate deposit accounts
- Currency accounts
You can have no more than 3 accounts on Santander Connect.
With Santander Connect Plus, you can view unlimited accounts online.
To switch to Santander Connect Plus, please call our Online Banking helpdesk on +44 2070 605 580. We’re available Monday to Friday 8am to 6pm and Saturday 8am to 2pm. Please be aware that account fees may apply.
Then please contact your administrator or call our Online Banking helpdesk on 0800 085 1580. We’re available Monday to Friday 8am to 6pm and Saturday 8am to 2pm.
Checking your company details
Once you’ve logged in and checked your accounts are visible, we suggest you check your company details.
It’s important to keep your company details up to date because this is how we contact you about changes to your products and services.
- To view your company details: Go to the ‘Administration’ tab.
- To edit your company details: Select ‘Go to customer details’.
From the Administration page you can also create and amend your payment limits and payment preferences.
Payment preferences
You can choose from a range of payment preferences and limits to tailor your Online Banking to your company’s needs. These also protect you against fraudulent online transactions. Your administrator can set up and alter these preferences from the ‘Administration’ menu.
You can adjust the overall maximum value payment limit, which applies to all users irrespective of their own authorisation limit. For your security, this is defaulted to £10,000 within Santander Connect.
You can also place a limit on each user to control the maximum value of a payment they can authorise. This offers another barrier to a fraudster if they manage to get hold of any of your security details. We suggest every user has an authorisation limit to protect your money.
With dual authorisation, two separate people are needed to authorise payments online. Typically, the first person creates and authorises the payment request, and a second user checks and authorises it before we send the payment.
An IAT payment is when you transfer funds internally between your own accounts. These types of payments are treated differently as they carry less of a security risk. By default, authorisation and signature authentication is only needed for an IAT payment if the value is over the IAT authorisation trigger value.
This is how far in advance users can schedule payments from the effective date of the payment.
Creating additional users and user roles
To run your business smoothly, you may need to create additional users. There’s no limit to the amount of additional users you can create, but user fees may apply.
Administrators have the responsibility for creating and managing your users. This is easy and only takes a few minutes. To create additional users, simply:
- Go to the ‘Administration’ tab;
- Select ‘Manage Users’; and
- Click on ‘Create User’ and input their personal details.
For more information on creating users please visit the FAQ section of the Connect Help Cente
These define what actions your users can perform online. It’s important to check that your user has the correct roles assigned so they can do the tasks you need them to online.
- Master roles: Both Santander Connect and Santander Connect Plus offer a range of pre-defined user roles based on the needs of the different people in a typical company. For example, the payment super user can access all payments related activities online.
- Custom roles: Santander Connect Plus allows you to create specific and tailored user roles to fulfil the needs of your business.
For more information on how master and custom roles work, please visit the FAQ section of the Connect Help Cente.
Creating your beneficiaries
You can find your saved beneficiaries in the ‘Manage beneficiary’ screens within the ‘Payments’ tab.Although you can make payments without saving any beneficiary details, we recommend you save the details of any beneficiaries you pay on a regular basis. This will not only save you time when making payments, but also protect you against fraudulent payments.
If you’ve switched to us using the account switcher service, your beneficiaries will have been transferred into Santander Connect
Setting your preferences
Below are a few of the tools available to personalise the experience for each user. These allow you to save time when navigating, searching for accounts or making payments.
You can find these in the ‘Preferences’ tab change your preferences at any time.
Select up to 10 of your most used accounts as favourites to save yourself time when navigating around the site.
Your favourite accounts will automatically appear for you to select when using the magnifying glass (account search facility) in any of the payment of account search screens.
To save time when making payments, you can select up to 50 favourite beneficiary accounts.
A list of your favourite beneficiaries will automatically in a drop down menu when you fill out the beneficiary account field on the payments screens. You can also search favourite beneficiaries when you make domestic and international payments and payments from templates.
You can export a list of all your beneficiaries in CSV or PDF formats from the ‘Manage beneficiaries’ screen, which you can find under the ‘Payments’ tab.
Another way to save time when making payments is by selecting up to 4 preferred payment accounts for different currencies.
You can choose your preferred payment accounts for GBP, USD, EUR and one other currency. Then, when you go to make a payment in one of these currencies, your preferred payment account will automatically appear.
Comparison of online banking services
Santander Corporate and Commercial bank offers two online banking services. Connect and Connect Plus.
| Online Banking Feature | Santander Connect | Santander Connect Plus | Description of difference |
| Number of Accounts | Up to 3 | No limit | Up to three accounts may be used on Santander Connect. If you have more than three accounts this does not exclude you from using Santander Connect but you will need to choose which three accounts are available online. |
| Manage Roles | 3 Master Roles | Over 15 Master Roles & Custom Roles Feature | Up to three Master Roles are available in Santander Connect and all users can be assigned one or more of the three roles available. All accounts (up to three) will be available to all users by default (as all accounts are assigned to each master role). The Master Roles available in Santander Connect include the following
|
| Payment Import | No | Yes | The payment file import service allows you to import a payment file in either of the supported formats directly from your accounting or enterprise software. |
| If you need further support, our dedicated online banking Help Desk (0800 085 1580) can assist you with understanding the available file formats. | |||
| Bacs Payments | No | Yes | The integrated Bacs payment service allows you to input, import, edit or cancel Bacs payments within the Manage Bulk Payments facility. |
| Advanced Data Export | No | Yes | Includes all functionality under the Data Export and File Repository menu:
|
Please note; Different fee tariffs apply between Connect and Connect Plus. For more information around online banking fees please speak to your relationship director or call the Online Banking helpdesk on 0800 085 1580.
Changing your Connect services
Santander Corporate and Commercial bank offers two online banking services. Connect and Connect Plus. You can change Santander Connect services at any time.
To do this please read our Product Support here and contact call our Online Banking helpdesk on 0800 085 1580
Resources
