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Coverage dated December 29, 2021 to December 30, 2021

Bank Accidentally Deposits $176 Million Into People's Accounts on Christmas Day

Headline from NBC 6 South Florida, on the newest of 2 developments

Thousands of people got a surprise present on Christmas Day this year when a bank accidentally deposited £130 million across 75,000 transactions.

NBC 6 South Florida's own description from its feed. We collect headlines and these descriptions, not full articles; read the original reporting below.

Developments in this update

2 dated developments, oldest first, newest marked. Each is named by one outlet's own headline; open its reports to see every outlet that covered it.

  1. UK bank mistakenly pays out $175 million on Christmas Day

    Headline from KVIA El Paso ·

  2. Newest

    Bank Accidentally Deposits $176 Million Into People's Accounts on Christmas Day

    Headline from NBC 6 South Florida ·

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Reports & sources

13 articles, oldest first.

  1. CBS News

    Bank seeks to recover $175 million it paid out on Christmas by mistake (opens CBS News)

    Published

    CBS News's feed description

    Santander's U.K. bank blames a "technical issue" for thousands of duplicate payments made on Christmas Day.

  2. KTVZ Bend

    UK bank mistakenly pays out $175 million on Christmas Day (opens KTVZ Bend)

    Published

    KTVZ Bend's feed description

    By Jack Guy, CNN UK bank Santander got into the Christmas spirit this year by paying out a total of £130 million ($175 million) to customers by mistake on December 25. The total payment was split over 75,000 transactions for around 2,000 corporate and commercial customers, Santander said in a statem…

  3. The Guardian

    Santander bank pays out £130m in Christmas Day blunder (opens The Guardian)

    Published

    The Guardian's feed description

    Scheduling issue leads to about 75,000 people and companies being paid a second time in error

  4. NBC 6 South Florida

    Bank Accidentally Deposits $176 Million Into People's Accounts on Christmas Day (opens NBC 6 South Florida)

    Published

    NBC 6 South Florida's feed description

    Thousands of people got a surprise present on Christmas Day this year when a bank accidentally deposited £130 million across 75,000 transactions.

  5. Washington Examiner

    UK bank accidentally pays $175 million in duplicate payments on Christmas (opens Washington Examiner)

    Published

    Washington Examiner's feed description

    The U.K. wing of Santander bank is trying to recover more than $175 million in accidental payments made on Christmas Day.

  6. Insider

    A bank accidentally paid thousands of people a total of $175 million on Christmas Day, due to a technical glitch (opens Insider)

    Published

    Insider's feed description

    Santander said that a technical error led to 75,000 payments being duplicated and it was working to recover the funds.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.