Santander Bank, N.A. announced today the launch of Navigator Global, a new digital platform designed to help small and mid-sized U.S. businesses explore, enter, and expand into international markets. The platform leverages Santander’s market expertise to support internationally ambitious business clients achieve global growth.
Navigator Global provides U.S. businesses with step-by-step market-entry and expansion guidance across more than 30 international markets and 28 industry subsectors, including food and beverage, retail and wholesale, technology, life sciences, and manufacturing. Users can access curated content, real-time global insights, verified service providers, and tailored tools to navigate the complexities of international trade, all from a single, intuitive platform. The platform offers a standard and premium membership subscription. The standard subscription is currently available to Santander clients at no cost for 12 months, with premium tiers offering deeper market intelligence and expanded functionality.
Key features of Navigator Global include:
- Step-by-step guides and facilitation resources across many subsectors and markets
- Business matchmaking service
- 1,500+ content articles, together with market-relevant intelligence published every year
- A trusted network of 250+ pre-verified in-market providers, as well as government partners, trade associations, and country specialists
- Discounts on provider services
“Navigator Global represents the next evolution in how Santander supports its Commercial clients and strengthens our relationships with business leaders expanding internationally. Through this platform, we’re connecting clients to a global network of partners, solutions, and tailored insights that help them operate and grow confidently across borders in an increasingly complex global marketplace.”
Mike Lee
Head of Commercial Banking, Santander Bank
Launching this week in both the United States and the United Kingdom, Navigator Global intends to expand to all Santander markets by the end of 2026, underscoring the international reach of the Bank’s network. The platform builds on a recent successful U.K. pilot which supported more than 2,500 businesses and drove double-digit increases in product opportunities for clients.
“In a rapidly changing trade environment, Navigator Global gives Santander clients the clarity and connections they need to take the next step in their growth journey. By leveraging insights and relationships across our international network and providing everything from rich behavioral data to solutions to ease cash flow pressures, we’re helping mid-market and small and medium-sized enterprises identify new opportunities and grow across borders—via a tool that’s available right at their fingertips.”
John Carroll
CEO of Navigator Global
Navigator Global will continue to introduce new data insights, market intelligence, and relationship management tools that are designed to help businesses make smarter decisions and accelerate growth. As the platform expands across Santander’s network, it will deepen the connections, capabilities and opportunities available to clients, reinforcing the Bank’s global purpose of helping businesses prosper.
The Navigator Global platform was developed in collaboration with Dentsu, an integrated business transformation provider, combining Santander’s international trade and banking expertise with Dentsu’s capabilities in data and experience-led innovation.